Mary Jane: Her Book
Mary Jane: Her Book by Clara Ingram Judson is available here as the complete text, split into 287 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mary Jane: Her Book by Clara Ingram Judson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #8890.
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This edition of Mary Jane: Her Book by Clara Ingram Judson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #8890, divided into 3 chapters and 287 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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Rather than presenting Mary Jane: Her Book as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 287 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 3 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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Is this the complete text of Mary Jane: Her Book?
Yes. All 1435 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8890 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mary Jane: Her Book is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #8890, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mary Jane: Her Book take to read?
About 119 minutes of reading across 287 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Mary Jane: Her Book
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- Little
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- Fists
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- Clinched
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- Perky
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