Peck's Bad Boy in an airship
Peck's Bad Boy in an airship by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck is available here as the complete text, split into 181 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Peck's Bad Boy in an airship
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This edition of Peck's Bad Boy in an airship by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #72237, divided into 22 chapters and 181 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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Peck's Bad Boy in an airship is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Peck's Bad Boy in an airship as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 181 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 22 chapters.
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Yes. All 904 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #72237 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #72237, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 75 minutes of reading across 181 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Peck's Bad Boy in an airship
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- Becomes
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- Negroes
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- Shows
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- Natives
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