When hearts are trumps
When hearts are trumps by Tom Hall is available here as the complete text, split into 149 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
When hearts are trumps by Tom Hall. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #11711.
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When hearts are trumps
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This edition of When hearts are trumps by Tom Hall carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #11711, divided into 2 chapters and 149 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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The complete text of When hearts are trumps is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #11711 and divided into 149 sections.
This page carries the whole of When hearts are trumps by Tom Hall, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #11711, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 744 sentences across 2 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
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When hearts are trumps is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting When hearts are trumps as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 149 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 2 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 When hearts are trumps?
Yes. All 744 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #11711 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of When hearts are trumps is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #11711, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does When hearts are trumps take to read?
About 62 minutes of reading across 149 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in When hearts are trumps
Words and structures a reader meets early in When hearts are trumps, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Verses
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- Volume
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- Selected
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- Appeared
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