The Turner Twins
The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour is available here as the complete text, split into 959 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37209.
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The Turner Twins
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- Chapter I Introduces a Pair of Heroes
- Chapter II The Girl in the White Middy
- Chapter III Cakes and Ale
- Chapter IV Kewpie Starts Something
- Chapter V In the Performance of Duty
- Chapter VI Ned Is Firm
- Chapter VII High School Accepts Defeat
- Chapter VIII In the Miser’s House
- Chapter IX Laurie Hears News
- Chapter X Polly Entertains
- Chapter XI Ned Speaks Out
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV Ned Has an Idea
- Chapter XVI Polly Tells a Spook Story
- Chapter XVII Laurie Makes a Protest
- Chapter XVIII Before the Battle
- Chapter XIX Ned Is Missing
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII The Boys Make a Present
- Chapter XXIII The Secret Passage
- Chapter XXIV A Merry Christmas
This edition of The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37209, divided into 24 chapters and 959 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 Turner Twins is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Turner Twins as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 959 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 24 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Turner Twins?
Yes. All 4793 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37209 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Turner Twins is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37209, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Turner Twins take to read?
About 399 minutes of reading across 959 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Turner Twins
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Turner Twins, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Flannels
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- School
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- Pronounced
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- Serge
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