Pic the Weapon-Maker
Pic the Weapon-Maker by George Langford is available here as the complete text, split into 826 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Pic the Weapon-Maker by George Langford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58198.
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Pic the Weapon-Maker
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This edition of Pic the Weapon-Maker by George Langford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58198, divided into 10 chapters and 826 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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Pic the Weapon-Maker is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Pic the Weapon-Maker as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 826 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 10 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Pic the Weapon-Maker?
Yes. All 4130 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58198 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Pic the Weapon-Maker is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #58198, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Pic the Weapon-Maker take to read?
About 344 minutes of reading across 826 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Pic the Weapon-Maker
Words and structures a reader meets early in Pic the Weapon-Maker, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Printed
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- United
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- States
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- America
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