The Dean's Watch
The Dean's Watch by Erckmann-Chatrian is available here as the complete text, split into 97 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Dean's Watch by Erckmann-Chatrian. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #23054.
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The Dean's Watch
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This edition of The Dean's Watch by Erckmann-Chatrian carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #23054, divided into 1 chapters and 97 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 Dean's Watch is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #23054 and divided into 97 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Dean's Watch by Erckmann-Chatrian, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #23054, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 484 sentences across 1 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 Dean's Watch is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Dean's Watch as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 97 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 1 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 Dean's Watch?
Yes. All 484 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #23054 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Dean's Watch is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #23054, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Dean's Watch take to read?
About 40 minutes of reading across 97 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Dean's Watch
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Dean's Watch, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Christmas
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- Friend
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- Wilfred
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- Double-bass
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