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Torchy As A Pa

Torchy As A Pa by Sewell Ford is available here as the complete text, split into 1159 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Torchy As A Pa by Sewell Ford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #20629.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Torchy As A Pa

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 79 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Torchy As A Pa by Sewell Ford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #20629, divided into 20 chapters and 1159 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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Rather than presenting Torchy As A Pa as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1159 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 20 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Is this the complete text of Torchy As A Pa?

Yes. All 5794 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20629 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #20629, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Torchy As A Pa take to read?

About 482 minutes of reading across 1159 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Torchy As A Pa

Words and structures a reader meets early in Torchy As A Pa, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Forget
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Torchy As A Pa; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rummagin'
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Drawer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Torchy As A Pa; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Writin'
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