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Lincoln's yarns and stories

Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure is available here as the complete text, split into 1317 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure39 chapters

Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2517.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 39 chapters

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This edition of Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2517, divided into 39 chapters and 1317 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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Lincoln's yarns and stories is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Lincoln's yarns and stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1317 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 39 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #2517, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 548 minutes of reading across 1317 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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