Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales
Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales by Charles B. (Charles Barney) Cory is available here as the complete text, split into 340 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales by Charles B. (Charles Barney) Cory. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26995.
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Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales
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This edition of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales by Charles B. (Charles Barney) Cory carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26995, divided into 4 chapters and 340 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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How is Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales divided for reading?
Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 340 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 4 chapters.
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Questions about reading Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales
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Is this the complete text of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales?
Yes. All 1697 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26995 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26995, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales take to read?
About 141 minutes of reading across 340 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Charles
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- Author
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- Wandermann
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- Hunting
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