Our Churches and Chapels
Our Churches and Chapels by Atticus is available here as the complete text, split into 734 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Our Churches and Chapels: Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston by Atticus. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10479.
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This edition of Our Churches and Chapels by Atticus carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10479, divided into 9 chapters and 734 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #10479, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 305 minutes of reading across 734 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Transcribed
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- Peter
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- Moulding
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- Please
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