Select Conversations with an Uncle
Select Conversations with an Uncle by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells is available here as the complete text, split into 242 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29472.
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This edition of Select Conversations with an Uncle by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29472, divided into 3 chapters and 242 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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The complete text of Select Conversations with an Uncle is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #29472 and divided into 242 sections.
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Select Conversations with an Uncle is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Select Conversations with an Uncle as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 242 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 3 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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Is this the complete text of Select Conversations with an Uncle?
Yes. All 1209 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29472 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Select Conversations with an Uncle is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29472, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Select Conversations with an Uncle take to read?
About 100 minutes of reading across 242 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Select Conversations with an Uncle
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- Second
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- Edition
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- Friend
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- Prefatory
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