Waihoura, the Maori Girl
Waihoura, the Maori Girl by William Henry Giles Kingston is available here as the complete text, split into 254 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Waihoura, the Maori Girl by William Henry Giles Kingston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34484.
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This edition of Waihoura, the Maori Girl by William Henry Giles Kingston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34484, divided into 3 chapters and 254 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 Waihoura, the Maori Girl is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34484 and divided into 254 sections.
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How is Waihoura, the Maori Girl divided for reading?
Waihoura, the Maori Girl is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Waihoura, the Maori Girl as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 254 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 Waihoura, the Maori Girl?
Yes. All 1270 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34484 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Waihoura, the Maori Girl is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34484, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Waihoura, the Maori Girl take to read?
About 105 minutes of reading across 254 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Waihoura, the Maori Girl
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- Waihoura
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- Maori
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- Kingston
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- Chapter
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