John and Betty's History Visit
John and Betty's History Visit by Margaret Williamson is available here as the complete text, split into 581 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of John and Betty's History Visit by Margaret Williamson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29517, divided into 7 chapters and 581 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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Rather than presenting John and Betty's History Visit as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 581 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 7 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 John and Betty's History Visit?
Yes. All 2905 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29517 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #29517, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does John and Betty's History Visit take to read?
About 242 minutes of reading across 581 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in John and Betty's History Visit
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- Boston
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- Lothrop
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- Shepard
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- Berwick
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