Meeting of the Board
Meeting of the Board by Alan Edward Nourse is available here as the complete text, split into 111 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Meeting of the Board by Alan Edward Nourse. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22867.
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Meeting of the Board
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This edition of Meeting of the Board by Alan Edward Nourse carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22867, divided into 1 chapters and 111 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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Yes. All 551 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22867 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #22867, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Meeting of the Board take to read?
About 45 minutes of reading across 111 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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