The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan
The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford is available here as the complete text, split into 893 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan
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This edition of The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36606, divided into 11 chapters and 893 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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The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 893 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 11 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan?
Yes. All 4465 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36606 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #36606, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 372 minutes of reading across 893 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sword
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Romance
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Baluchistan
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bertram
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