Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales
Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales by Carl [Editor] Van Vechten is available here as the complete text, split into 577 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales
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This edition of Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales by Carl [Editor] Van Vechten carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30092, divided into 7 chapters and 577 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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Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 577 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 7 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales?
Yes. All 2885 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30092 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #30092, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 240 minutes of reading across 577 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- C'est
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- L'esprit
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- Familier
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- Inspire
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