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Night watches [complete]
Night watches [complete] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is available here as the complete text, split into 519 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Night watches [complete] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12161.
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This edition of Night watches [complete] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12161, divided into 6 chapters and 519 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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The complete text of Night watches [complete] is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #12161 and divided into 519 sections.
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Night watches [complete] is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Night watches [complete] as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 519 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 6 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 Night watches [complete]?
Yes. All 2592 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12161 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Night watches [complete] is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #12161, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Night watches [complete] take to read?
About 216 minutes of reading across 519 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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