Thirty Years on the Frontier
Thirty Years on the Frontier by Robert McReynolds is available here as the complete text, split into 439 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Thirty Years on the Frontier by Robert McReynolds. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44032.
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Thirty Years on the Frontier
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This edition of Thirty Years on the Frontier by Robert McReynolds carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44032, divided into 5 chapters and 439 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 Thirty Years on the Frontier is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44032 and divided into 439 sections.
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Thirty Years on the Frontier is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Thirty Years on the Frontier as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 439 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 5 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Thirty Years on the Frontier?
Yes. All 2194 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44032 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Thirty Years on the Frontier is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44032, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Thirty Years on the Frontier take to read?
About 182 minutes of reading across 439 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Thirty Years on the Frontier
Words and structures a reader meets early in Thirty Years on the Frontier, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Rodney
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- Wilkes
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- Luxury
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- Poverty
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