In Search of a Son
In Search of a Son by William S. Walsh is available here as the complete text, split into 455 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
In Search of a Son by William S. Walsh. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36189.
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In Search of a Son
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This edition of In Search of a Son by William S. Walsh carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36189, divided into 25 chapters and 455 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.
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The complete text of In Search of a Son is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36189 and divided into 455 sections.
This page carries the whole of In Search of a Son by William S. Walsh, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36189, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2274 sentences across 25 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.
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In Search of a Son is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting In Search of a Son as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 455 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 sections are gathered into 25 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of In Search of a Son?
Yes. All 2274 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36189 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of In Search of a Son is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36189, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does In Search of a Son take to read?
About 189 minutes of reading across 455 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in In Search of a Son
Words and structures a reader meets early in In Search of a Son, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Despatch
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Search of a Son; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Great
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Search of a Son; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Silence
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- Fields
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