Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout
Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout by Alfred Bishop Mason is available here as the complete text, split into 750 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout A Story of the United States in the Times That Tried Men's Souls by Alfred Bishop Mason. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44132.
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This edition of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout by Alfred Bishop Mason carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44132, divided into 14 chapters and 750 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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Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 750 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 14 chapters.
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Every sentence of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
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Is this the complete text of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout?
Yes. All 3750 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44132 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44132, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout take to read?
About 312 minutes of reading across 750 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Strong
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Washington's
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- Scout
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.