Toppleton's Client
Toppleton's Client by John Kendrick Bangs is available here as the complete text, split into 532 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Toppleton's Client by John Kendrick Bangs. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34171.
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Toppleton's Client
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This edition of Toppleton's Client by John Kendrick Bangs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34171, divided into 17 chapters and 532 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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Toppleton's Client is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Toppleton's Client as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 532 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 17 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Toppleton's Client?
Yes. All 2656 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34171 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Toppleton's Client is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34171, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Toppleton's Client take to read?
About 221 minutes of reading across 532 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Toppleton's Client
Words and structures a reader meets early in Toppleton's Client, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Hopkins
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- Toppleton
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- Barrister
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- London
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