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The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of

The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 456 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, Assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #960.

13 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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This edition of The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #960, divided into 13 chapters and 456 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 456 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 13 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #960, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 189 minutes of reading across 456 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of

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Faithful
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Story
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Astonishing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Adventure
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.