Jesse James' Desperate Game
Jesse James' Desperate Game by William (Author at Arthur Westbrook Co. (Cleveland, Ohio)) Ward is available here as the complete text, split into 521 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Jesse James' Desperate Game by William (Author at Arthur Westbrook Co. (Cleveland, Ohio)) Ward. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61946.
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This edition of Jesse James' Desperate Game by William (Author at Arthur Westbrook Co. (Cleveland, Ohio)) Ward carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61946, divided into 17 chapters and 521 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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Jesse James' Desperate Game is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Jesse James' Desperate Game as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 521 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 17 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Jesse James' Desperate Game?
Yes. All 2602 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61946 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #61946, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Jesse James' Desperate Game take to read?
About 216 minutes of reading across 521 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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