Up in Maine
Up in Maine by Holman Day is available here as the complete text, split into 300 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Up in Maine: Stories of Yankee Life Told in Verse by Holman Day. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55341.
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Up in Maine
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This edition of Up in Maine by Holman Day carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55341, divided into 3 chapters and 300 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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The complete text of Up in Maine is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55341 and divided into 300 sections.
This page carries the whole of Up in Maine by Holman Day, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55341, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1498 sentences across 3 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.
How is Up in Maine divided for reading?
Up in Maine is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Up in Maine as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 300 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 3 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Up in Maine?
Yes. All 1498 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55341 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Up in Maine is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #55341, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Up in Maine take to read?
About 124 minutes of reading across 300 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Up in Maine
Words and structures a reader meets early in Up in Maine, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stories
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- Yankee
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- Verse
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- Introduction
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