Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama
Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama by Bret Harte is available here as the complete text, split into 158 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama by Bret Harte carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2570, divided into 3 chapters and 158 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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Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 158 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 3 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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Yes. All 789 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2570 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #2570, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 65 minutes of reading across 158 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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