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I've Been Thinking

I've Been Thinking by A. S. (Azel Stevens) Roe is available here as the complete text, split into 950 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A. S. (Azel Stevens) Roe32 chapters

I've Been Thinking by A. S. (Azel Stevens) Roe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39461.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 32 chapters

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I've Been Thinking

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  1. Chapter I 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 132 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 4 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Rather than presenting I've Been Thinking as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 950 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 32 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of I've Been Thinking?

Yes. All 4748 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39461 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of I've Been Thinking is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #39461, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does I've Been Thinking take to read?

About 395 minutes of reading across 950 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in I've Been Thinking

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Where
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Working
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Raise
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Vegetables
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