Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes
Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes by George Manville Fenn is available here as the complete text, split into 925 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes
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This edition of Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes by George Manville Fenn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35367, divided into 11 chapters and 925 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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Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 925 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 Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes?
Yes. All 4623 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35367 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35367, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 385 minutes of reading across 925 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes
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- Volume
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- Chapter
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- Wedge
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- Septimus
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