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Nicky-Nan, Reservist

Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Arthur Quiller-Couch is available here as the complete text, split into 1024 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15710.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 23 chapters

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Nicky-Nan, Reservist

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 13 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Arthur Quiller-Couch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15710, divided into 23 chapters and 1024 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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How is Nicky-Nan, Reservist divided for reading?

Nicky-Nan, Reservist is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Nicky-Nan, Reservist as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1024 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 23 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Is this the complete text of Nicky-Nan, Reservist?

Yes. All 5119 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15710 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Nicky-Nan, Reservist is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #15710, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Nicky-Nan, Reservist take to read?

About 426 minutes of reading across 1024 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Nicky-Nan, Reservist

Words and structures a reader meets early in Nicky-Nan, Reservist, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Nescio
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Nicky-Nan, Reservist; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Natale
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Solum
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Dulcedine
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Nicky-Nan, Reservist; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.