"Swingin round the cirkle"
"Swingin round the cirkle" by David Ross Locke is available here as the complete text, split into 573 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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"Swingin round the cirkle"
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This edition of "Swingin round the cirkle" by David Ross Locke carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17228, divided into 7 chapters and 573 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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"Swingin round the cirkle" is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting "Swingin round the cirkle" as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 573 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 7 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 "Swingin round the cirkle"?
Yes. All 2864 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17228 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #17228, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 238 minutes of reading across 573 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in "Swingin round the cirkle"
Words and structures a reader meets early in "Swingin round the cirkle", each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Swingin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of "Swingin round the cirkle"; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Round
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of "Swingin round the cirkle"; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cirkle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of "Swingin round the cirkle"; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pastor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of "Swingin round the cirkle"; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.