The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph
The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph by Alfred Vail is available here as the complete text, split into 531 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph With the Reports of Congress, and a Description of All Telegraphs Known, Employing Electricity or Galvanism by Alfred Vail. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61533.
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The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph
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This edition of The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph by Alfred Vail carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61533, divided into 6 chapters and 531 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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Is this the complete text of The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #61533, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 221 minutes of reading across 531 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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