Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas
Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas by Various is available here as the complete text, split into 273 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas
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This edition of Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas by Various carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #23751, divided into 3 chapters and 273 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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Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 273 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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Yes. All 1362 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #23751 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #23751, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas take to read?
About 113 minutes of reading across 273 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas
Words and structures a reader meets early in Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Beautiful
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- Prairies
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- Forests
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- Fruit-trees
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