Less than kin
Less than kin by Alice Duer Miller is available here as the complete text, split into 505 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Less than kin by Alice Duer Miller. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71674.
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Less than kin
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This edition of Less than kin by Alice Duer Miller carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71674, divided into 11 chapters and 505 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 Less than kin is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #71674 and divided into 505 sections.
This page carries the whole of Less than kin by Alice Duer Miller, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #71674, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2521 sentences across 11 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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Less than kin is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Less than kin as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 505 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 11 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Less than kin?
Yes. All 2521 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71674 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Less than kin is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #71674, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Less than kin take to read?
About 210 minutes of reading across 505 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Less than kin
Words and structures a reader meets early in Less than kin, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Curtain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Less than kin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rolled
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- Horns
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- Forth
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