The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions
The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle is available here as the complete text, split into 909 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions
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This edition of The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33702, divided into 10 chapters and 909 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 Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 909 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 10 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions?
Yes. All 4545 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33702 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #33702, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions take to read?
About 378 minutes of reading across 909 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions
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- Story
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- Launcelot
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- Companions
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- Howard
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