Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14 by John Mackay [Compiler] Wilson is available here as the complete text, split into 691 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14
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This edition of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14 by John Mackay [Compiler] Wilson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34151, divided into 8 chapters and 691 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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Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14 is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 691 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 8 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14?
Yes. All 3451 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34151 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #34151, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 287 minutes of reading across 691 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14
Words and structures a reader meets early in Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Scotland
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- Historical
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- Traditionary
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- Imaginative
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