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The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.]
The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is available here as the complete text, split into 53 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12158.
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The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.]
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This edition of The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12158, divided into 1 chapters and 53 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 complete text of The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.] is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #12158 and divided into 53 sections.
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The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.] is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.] as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 53 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 1 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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Is this the complete text of The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.]?
Yes. All 262 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12158 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #12158, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.] take to read?
About 21 minutes of reading across 53 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.]
Words and structures a reader meets early in The vigil [Night watches, Part 8.], each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Happiest
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- World
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- Farrer
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- Accents
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