The Strange Friend of Tito Gil
The Strange Friend of Tito Gil by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón is available here as the complete text, split into 263 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Strange Friend of Tito Gil by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64456.
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This edition of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64456, divided into 16 chapters and 263 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 complete text of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #64456 and divided into 263 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #64456, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1311 sentences across 16 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.
How is The Strange Friend of Tito Gil divided for reading?
The Strange Friend of Tito Gil is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Strange Friend of Tito Gil as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 263 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 16 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil?
Yes. All 1311 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64456 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64456, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Strange Friend of Tito Gil take to read?
About 109 minutes of reading across 263 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Strange Friend of Tito Gil
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Strange Friend of Tito Gil, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Https
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Elena
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cathedral
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Forgiven
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.