The Crew of the Water Wagtail
The Crew of the Water Wagtail by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne is available here as the complete text, split into 536 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Crew of the Water Wagtail by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21710.
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The Crew of the Water Wagtail
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This edition of The Crew of the Water Wagtail by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21710, divided into 6 chapters and 536 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 complete text of The Crew of the Water Wagtail is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #21710 and divided into 536 sections.
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How is The Crew of the Water Wagtail divided for reading?
The Crew of the Water Wagtail is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Crew of the Water Wagtail as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 536 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 6 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 Crew of the Water Wagtail?
Yes. All 2678 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21710 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Crew of the Water Wagtail is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21710, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Crew of the Water Wagtail take to read?
About 223 minutes of reading across 536 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Crew of the Water Wagtail
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- Chapter
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- Rough
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- Beginning
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- Mankind
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