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The Bruce

The Bruce by John, -1395 Barbour is available here as the complete text, split into 1644 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Bruce by John, -1395 Barbour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44292.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 39 chapters

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This edition of The Bruce by John, -1395 Barbour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44292, divided into 39 chapters and 1644 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 Bruce is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Bruce as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1644 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 39 chapters.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #44292, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1644 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Mackenzie: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bruce; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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