How It Feels to Be Fifty
How It Feels to Be Fifty by Ellis Parker Butler is available here as the complete text, split into 40 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
How It Feels to Be Fifty by Ellis Parker Butler. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44155.
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How It Feels to Be Fifty
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Is this the complete text of How It Feels to Be Fifty?
Yes. All 199 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44155 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of How It Feels to Be Fifty is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44155, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does How It Feels to Be Fifty take to read?
About 16 minutes of reading across 40 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in How It Feels to Be Fifty
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- Honest
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- Truth
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- Obliged
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- Asked
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