Wisdom while you wait
Wisdom while you wait by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas is available here as the complete text, split into 125 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Wisdom while you wait by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71166.
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Wisdom while you wait
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Rather than presenting Wisdom while you wait as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 125 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 1 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Wisdom while you wait?
Yes. All 623 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71166 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Wisdom while you wait is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #71166, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Wisdom while you wait take to read?
About 51 minutes of reading across 125 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Wisdom while you wait
Words and structures a reader meets early in Wisdom while you wait, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Being
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- Foretaste
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- Glories
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- Insidecompletuar
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