If You Touch Them They Vanish
If You Touch Them They Vanish by Gouverneur Morris is available here as the complete text, split into 239 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
If You Touch Them They Vanish by Gouverneur Morris. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22247.
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If You Touch Them They Vanish
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This edition of If You Touch Them They Vanish by Gouverneur Morris carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22247, divided into 2 chapters and 239 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of If You Touch Them They Vanish is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #22247 and divided into 239 sections.
This page carries the whole of If You Touch Them They Vanish by Gouverneur Morris, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #22247, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1193 sentences across 2 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is If You Touch Them They Vanish divided for reading?
If You Touch Them They Vanish is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting If You Touch Them They Vanish as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 239 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 2 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of If You Touch Them They Vanish?
Yes. All 1193 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22247 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of If You Touch Them They Vanish is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #22247, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does If You Touch Them They Vanish take to read?
About 99 minutes of reading across 239 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in If You Touch Them They Vanish
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- Touch
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- Vanish
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- Illustrated
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- Other
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