The Pool in the Desert
The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeannette Duncan is available here as the complete text, split into 791 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeannette Duncan. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1168.
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The Pool in the Desert
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- Chapter I I
- Chapter II II
- Chapter III III
- Chapter IV IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI VI
- Chapter VII I
- Chapter VIII II
- Chapter IX III
- Chapter X IV
- Chapter XI V
- Chapter XII VI
- Chapter XIII VII
- Chapter XIV VIII
- Chapter XV IX
- Chapter XVI X
- Chapter XVII I
- Chapter XVIII II
- Chapter XIX III
- Chapter XX IV
- Chapter XXI V
- Chapter XXII VI
- Chapter XXIII VII
- Chapter XXIV VIII
- Chapter XXV IX
- Chapter XXVI X
This edition of The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeannette Duncan carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1168, divided into 26 chapters and 791 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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Rather than presenting The Pool in the Desert as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 791 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 26 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Pool in the Desert?
Yes. All 3953 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1168 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Pool in the Desert is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1168, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Pool in the Desert take to read?
About 329 minutes of reading across 791 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Pool in the Desert
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Pool in the Desert, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Times
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Pool in the Desert; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Without
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- Puddings
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- Uniform
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