Peck's Sunshine
Peck's Sunshine by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck is available here as the complete text, split into 570 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25491.
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Peck's Sunshine
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This edition of Peck's Sunshine by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25491, divided into 7 chapters and 570 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 Peck's Sunshine divided for reading?
Peck's Sunshine is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Peck's Sunshine as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 570 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 7 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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Questions about reading Peck's Sunshine
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Is this the complete text of Peck's Sunshine?
Yes. All 2846 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25491 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Peck's Sunshine is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #25491, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Peck's Sunshine take to read?
About 237 minutes of reading across 570 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Peck's Sunshine section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Peck's Sunshine
Words and structures a reader meets early in Peck's Sunshine, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Being
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peck's Sunshine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Collection
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peck's Sunshine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Articles
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peck's Sunshine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Written
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peck's Sunshine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.