Ole Mammy's Torment
Ole Mammy's Torment by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston is available here as the complete text, split into 225 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Ole Mammy's Torment by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17497.
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This edition of Ole Mammy's Torment by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17497, divided into 9 chapters and 225 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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Ole Mammy's Torment is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Ole Mammy's Torment as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 225 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 9 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 Ole Mammy's Torment?
Yes. All 1121 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17497 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #17497, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Ole Mammy's Torment take to read?
About 93 minutes of reading across 225 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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