Much Ado About Peter
Much Ado About Peter by Jean Webster is available here as the complete text, split into 615 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Much Ado About Peter by Jean Webster. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42768.
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Much Ado About Peter
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This edition of Much Ado About Peter by Jean Webster carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42768, divided into 7 chapters and 615 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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Much Ado About Peter is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Much Ado About Peter as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 615 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 7 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Much Ado About Peter?
Yes. All 3074 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42768 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Much Ado About Peter is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42768, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Much Ado About Peter take to read?
About 256 minutes of reading across 615 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Much Ado About Peter
Words and structures a reader meets early in Much Ado About Peter, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
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- Daddy
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- Long-legs
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- Enemy
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