Mad Shepherds, and Other Human Studies
Mad Shepherds, and Other Human Studies by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks is available here as the complete text, split into 494 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mad Shepherds, and Other Human Studies by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #31386.
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This edition of Mad Shepherds, and Other Human Studies by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #31386, divided into 6 chapters and 494 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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Yes. All 2467 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31386 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #31386, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 205 minutes of reading across 494 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Embases
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