Nearly Lost but Dearly Won
Nearly Lost but Dearly Won by Theodore P. Wilson is available here as the complete text, split into 296 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Nearly Lost but Dearly Won by Theodore P. Wilson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21135, divided into 3 chapters and 296 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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Is this the complete text of Nearly Lost but Dearly Won?
Yes. All 1477 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21135 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #21135, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 123 minutes of reading across 296 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Reverend
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- Wilson
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