The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India
The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India by William Crooke is available here as the complete text, split into 500 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India by William Crooke. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30635.
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The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India
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This edition of The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India by William Crooke carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30635, divided into 6 chapters and 500 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 Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30635 and divided into 500 sections.
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How is The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India divided for reading?
The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 500 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 6 chapters.
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Questions about reading The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India
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Is this the complete text of The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India?
Yes. All 2500 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30635 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30635, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India take to read?
About 208 minutes of reading across 500 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Other
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- Tales
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- India
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- Collected
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