Professor Johnny
Professor Johnny by J. Ā. K. is available here as the complete text, split into 792 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Professor Johnny
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This edition of Professor Johnny by J. Ā. K. carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53074, divided into 9 chapters and 792 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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Professor Johnny is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Professor Johnny as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 792 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 9 chapters.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #53074, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Professor Johnny take to read?
About 330 minutes of reading across 792 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Professor Johnny
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- Avery
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- Company
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- Electrotypers
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- Printers
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