Lucia's trust
Lucia's trust by Catharine Shaw is available here as the complete text, split into 140 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Lucia's trust by Catharine Shaw. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74901.
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Lucia's trust
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This edition of Lucia's trust by Catharine Shaw carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74901, divided into 12 chapters and 140 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 Lucia's trust is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74901 and divided into 140 sections.
This page carries the whole of Lucia's trust by Catharine Shaw, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74901, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 696 sentences across 12 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.
How is Lucia's trust divided for reading?
Lucia's trust is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Lucia's trust as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 140 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 12 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Lucia's trust?
Yes. All 696 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74901 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Lucia's trust is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74901, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Lucia's trust take to read?
About 58 minutes of reading across 140 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Lucia's trust
Words and structures a reader meets early in Lucia's trust, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Lucia's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lucia's trust; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Trust
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lucia's trust; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lucia's trust; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lilian's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lucia's trust; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.