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Those Times and These

Those Times and These by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb is available here as the complete text, split into 874 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb10 chapters

Those Times and These by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44222.

10 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 10 chapters

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Those Times and These

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  1. Chapter I 89 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II And There Was Light 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter III. Mr. Felsburg Gets Even 95 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Garb of Men 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Cure for Lonesomeness 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Family Tree 118 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Hark! from the Tombs 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Cinnamon Seed and Sandy Bottom 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Kiss for Kindness 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Start of a Dream 93 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Those Times and These by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44222, divided into 10 chapters and 874 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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Those Times and These is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Those Times and These as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 874 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 10 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Those Times and These?

Yes. All 4367 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44222 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Those Times and These is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #44222, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Those Times and These take to read?

About 363 minutes of reading across 874 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Those Times and These

Words and structures a reader meets early in Those Times and These, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

George
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Those Times and These; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Doran
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Company
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Mandy
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