Told by Uncle Remus
Told by Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris is available here as the complete text, split into 500 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Told by Uncle Remus: New Stories of the Old Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55676.
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Told by Uncle Remus
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This edition of Told by Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55676, divided into 6 chapters and 500 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 Uncle Remus is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Told by Uncle Remus as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 500 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 6 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Told by Uncle Remus?
Yes. All 2496 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55676 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Told by Uncle Remus is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #55676, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Told by Uncle Remus take to read?
About 208 minutes of reading across 500 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Told by Uncle Remus
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