Van Bibber and Others
Van Bibber and Others by Richard Harding Davis is available here as the complete text, split into 475 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Van Bibber and Others by Richard Harding Davis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #11019.
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This edition of Van Bibber and Others by Richard Harding Davis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #11019, divided into 5 chapters and 475 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 Van Bibber and Others as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 475 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 5 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 Van Bibber and Others?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #11019, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 197 minutes of reading across 475 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- First
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- Appearance
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- Night
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- Sultana
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