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Randy of the River

Randy of the River by Horatio, Jr. Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 904 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Randy of the River by Horatio, Jr. Alger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21416.

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This edition of Randy of the River by Horatio, Jr. Alger carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21416, divided into 32 chapters and 904 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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Rather than presenting Randy of the River as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 904 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 32 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #21416, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 376 minutes of reading across 904 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Horatio: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Randy of the River; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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