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The Coming of Bill

The Coming of Bill by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse is available here as the complete text, split into 1321 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse27 chapters

The Coming of Bill by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6880.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

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The Coming of Bill

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 95 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 104 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 11 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Coming of Bill by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6880, divided into 27 chapters and 1321 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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Rather than presenting The Coming of Bill as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1321 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 27 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 Coming of Bill?

Yes. All 6603 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6880 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Coming of Bill is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #6880, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Coming of Bill take to read?

About 550 minutes of reading across 1321 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Coming of Bill

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Delane
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Porter
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Cross-examining
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Winfield
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