Washer the Raccoon
Washer the Raccoon by George Ethelbert Walsh is available here as the complete text, split into 308 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Washer the Raccoon by George Ethelbert Walsh. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42575.
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This edition of Washer the Raccoon by George Ethelbert Walsh carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42575, divided into 3 chapters and 308 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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Washer the Raccoon is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Washer the Raccoon as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 308 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 Washer the Raccoon?
Yes. All 1540 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42575 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Washer the Raccoon is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42575, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Washer the Raccoon take to read?
About 128 minutes of reading across 308 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Washer the Raccoon
Words and structures a reader meets early in Washer the Raccoon, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Washer the Raccoon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bumper
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- White
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- Rabbit
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