The collector's whatnot
The collector's whatnot by Booth Tarkington is available here as the complete text, split into 258 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The collector's whatnot by Booth Tarkington. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #70597.
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This edition of The collector's whatnot by Booth Tarkington carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #70597, divided into 3 chapters and 258 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 The collector's whatnot is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #70597 and divided into 258 sections.
This page carries the whole of The collector's whatnot by Booth Tarkington, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #70597, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1286 sentences across 3 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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The collector's whatnot is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The collector's whatnot as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 258 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 3 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The collector's whatnot?
Yes. All 1286 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #70597 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The collector's whatnot is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #70597, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The collector's whatnot take to read?
About 107 minutes of reading across 258 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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