Swords Reluctant
Swords Reluctant by Max Pemberton is available here as the complete text, split into 1132 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Swords Reluctant by Max Pemberton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42763.
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This edition of Swords Reluctant by Max Pemberton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42763, divided into 21 chapters and 1132 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 Swords Reluctant is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #42763 and divided into 1132 sections.
This page carries the whole of Swords Reluctant by Max Pemberton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #42763, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5659 sentences across 21 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.
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Swords Reluctant is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Swords Reluctant as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1132 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 21 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Swords Reluctant?
Yes. All 5659 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42763 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Swords Reluctant is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42763, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Swords Reluctant take to read?
About 471 minutes of reading across 1132 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Swords Reluctant
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- Published
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- London
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- Under
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- Title
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