New Ideas for American Boys
New Ideas for American Boys by Daniel Carter Beard is available here as the complete text, split into 401 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
New Ideas for American Boys by Daniel Carter Beard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49936.
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This edition of New Ideas for American Boys by Daniel Carter Beard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49936, divided into 25 chapters and 401 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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The complete text of New Ideas for American Boys is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #49936 and divided into 401 sections.
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New Ideas for American Boys is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting New Ideas for American Boys as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 401 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 25 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of New Ideas for American Boys?
Yes. All 2002 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49936 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of New Ideas for American Boys is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49936, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does New Ideas for American Boys take to read?
About 166 minutes of reading across 401 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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