Will of the Mill
Will of the Mill by George Manville Fenn is available here as the complete text, split into 491 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Will of the Mill by George Manville Fenn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21376.
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Will of the Mill
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This edition of Will of the Mill by George Manville Fenn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21376, divided into 6 chapters and 491 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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Will of the Mill is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Will of the Mill as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 491 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 6 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 Will of the Mill?
Yes. All 2451 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21376 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Will of the Mill is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21376, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Will of the Mill take to read?
About 204 minutes of reading across 491 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Will of the Mill
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- George
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- Manville
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- Huguenot
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- Settlement
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