Up for Renewal
Up for Renewal by Lucius Daniel is available here as the complete text, split into 34 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Up for Renewal by Lucius Daniel. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51035.
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Up for Renewal
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This edition of Up for Renewal by Lucius Daniel carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51035, divided into 1 chapters and 34 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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This page carries the whole of Up for Renewal by Lucius Daniel, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51035, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 170 sentences across 1 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
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Up for Renewal is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Up for Renewal as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 34 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 1 chapters.
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Questions about reading Up for Renewal
Common questions about reading Up for Renewal by Lucius Daniel on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Up for Renewal?
Yes. All 170 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51035 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Up for Renewal is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51035, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Up for Renewal take to read?
About 14 minutes of reading across 34 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Up for Renewal
Words and structures a reader meets early in Up for Renewal, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ghastly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Up for Renewal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Reality
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Up for Renewal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Howard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Up for Renewal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Looked
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Up for Renewal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.