To the Person Sitting in Darkness
To the Person Sitting in Darkness by Mark Twain is available here as the complete text, split into 43 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
To the Person Sitting in Darkness by Mark Twain. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62636.
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To the Person Sitting in Darkness
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Yes. All 215 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62636 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #62636, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 17 minutes of reading across 43 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in To the Person Sitting in Darkness
Words and structures a reader meets early in To the Person Sitting in Darkness, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Person
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To the Person Sitting in Darkness; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sitting
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- Darkness
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- Twain
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