Second Base Sloan
Second Base Sloan by Christy Mathewson is available here as the complete text, split into 847 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Second Base Sloan by Christy Mathewson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52407.
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Second Base Sloan
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This edition of Second Base Sloan by Christy Mathewson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52407, divided into 22 chapters and 847 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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The complete text of Second Base Sloan is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #52407 and divided into 847 sections.
This page carries the whole of Second Base Sloan by Christy Mathewson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52407, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4233 sentences across 22 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Second Base Sloan divided for reading?
Second Base Sloan is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Second Base Sloan as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 847 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 22 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Second Base Sloan?
Yes. All 4233 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52407 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Second Base Sloan is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #52407, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Second Base Sloan take to read?
About 352 minutes of reading across 847 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Second Base Sloan
Words and structures a reader meets early in Second Base Sloan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Second Base Sloan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shiveringly
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- Watched
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- Eastern
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Second Base Sloan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.