Told by the Colonel
Told by the Colonel by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden is available here as the complete text, split into 220 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Told by the Colonel by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68468.
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Told by the Colonel
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This edition of Told by the Colonel by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #68468, divided into 2 chapters and 220 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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Told by the Colonel is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Told by the Colonel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 220 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 2 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Told by the Colonel?
Yes. All 1099 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #68468 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Told by the Colonel is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #68468, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Told by the Colonel take to read?
About 91 minutes of reading across 220 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Told by the Colonel
Words and structures a reader meets early in Told by the Colonel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Readers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Told by the Colonel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Warned
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Told by the Colonel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Colonel
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Told by the Colonel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Tales
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Told by the Colonel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.