Recollections of a Pioneer
Recollections of a Pioneer by J. W. (J. Watt) Gibson is available here as the complete text, split into 664 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Recollections of a Pioneer by J. W. (J. Watt) Gibson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49089, divided into 18 chapters and 664 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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Recollections of a Pioneer is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Recollections of a Pioneer as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 664 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 18 chapters.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #49089, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 276 minutes of reading across 664 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Press
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- Nelson-hanne
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- Printing
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- South
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