The Eames-Erskine case
The Eames-Erskine case by A. (Archibald) Fielding is available here as the complete text, split into 917 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Eames-Erskine case by A. (Archibald) Fielding. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75146.
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The Eames-Erskine case
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This edition of The Eames-Erskine case by A. (Archibald) Fielding carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #75146, divided into 11 chapters and 917 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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Yes. All 4584 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75146 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #75146, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 382 minutes of reading across 917 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Eames-Erskine case
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- Opened
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- Noiselessly
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- Plain
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- Clothes
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