Scattergood Baines
Scattergood Baines by Clarence Budington Kelland is available here as the complete text, split into 1465 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Scattergood Baines by Clarence Budington Kelland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13307.
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Scattergood Baines
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This edition of Scattergood Baines by Clarence Budington Kelland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #13307, divided into 14 chapters and 1465 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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Scattergood Baines is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Scattergood Baines as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1465 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 14 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Scattergood Baines?
Yes. All 7324 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13307 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Scattergood Baines is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #13307, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Scattergood Baines take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1465 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Scattergood Baines
Words and structures a reader meets early in Scattergood Baines, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Scattergood Baines; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Flyers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Scattergood Baines; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
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- Moment
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