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William Adolphus Turnpike

William Adolphus Turnpike by William Banks is available here as the complete text, split into 498 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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William Adolphus Turnpike by William Banks. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25562.

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This edition of William Adolphus Turnpike by William Banks carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25562, divided into 30 chapters and 498 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #25562, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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