The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11
The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11 by Various is available here as the complete text, split into 305 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Youth's Companion, Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 by Various. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22242.
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The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11
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This edition of The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11 by Various carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22242, divided into 3 chapters and 305 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 Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11 is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 305 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 3 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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Questions about reading The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11
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Is this the complete text of The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11?
Yes. All 1523 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22242 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #22242, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 126 minutes of reading across 305 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Youth's Companion, Volume LII — Number 11, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Volume
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- Number
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- Thursday
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- March
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