The Coast of Bohemia
The Coast of Bohemia by William Dean Howells is available here as the complete text, split into 803 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Coast of Bohemia by William Dean Howells. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22297.
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This edition of The Coast of Bohemia by William Dean Howells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22297, divided into 10 chapters and 803 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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The Coast of Bohemia is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Coast of Bohemia as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 803 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 10 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 The Coast of Bohemia?
Yes. All 4014 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22297 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Coast of Bohemia is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #22297, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Coast of Bohemia take to read?
About 334 minutes of reading across 803 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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