VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and
VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and by David Christie Murray is available here as the complete text, split into 441 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and by David Christie Murray carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22275, divided into 12 chapters and 441 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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VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 441 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 12 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #22275, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 183 minutes of reading across 441 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and
Words and structures a reader meets early in VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Clatter
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- Tumbling
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- Objects
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- Brought
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