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Private Spud Tamson

Private Spud Tamson by R. W. Campbell is available here as the complete text, split into 833 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

R. W. Campbell19 chapters

Private Spud Tamson by R. W. Campbell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47315.

19 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 19 chapters

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Private Spud Tamson

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  1. Chapter I Spud Tamson Enlists 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Spud Arrives at the Depot 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Esprit-de-Corps 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Canteen Yarns 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Garrison Lightweight 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Lecture 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Annual Training 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Mobilisation 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Officers and Billets 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Training for War 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV All About Spies 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Company Officer’s Worries 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI New Year’s Eve 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII War 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Power of Bread 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX An Imperial Affair 85 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Private Spud Tamson is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Private Spud Tamson as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 833 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 19 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Private Spud Tamson?

Yes. All 4162 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47315 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Private Spud Tamson is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #47315, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Private Spud Tamson take to read?

About 346 minutes of reading across 833 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Private Spud Tamson

Words and structures a reader meets early in Private Spud Tamson, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Glesca
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Private Spud Tamson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mileeshy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Private Spud Tamson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Noble
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Private Spud Tamson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Force
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Private Spud Tamson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.