"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties" by Douglas English is available here as the complete text, split into 418 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character by Douglas English. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22129.
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"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"
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This edition of "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" by Douglas English carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22129, divided into 5 chapters and 418 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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"Wee Tim'rous Beasties" is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 418 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 "Wee Tim'rous Beasties"?
Yes. All 2089 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22129 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #22129, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" take to read?
About 174 minutes of reading across 418 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in "Wee Tim'rous Beasties"
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- London
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- Bousfield
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- Portugal
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- Street
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