Wise Men and a Mule
Wise Men and a Mule by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle is available here as the complete text, split into 139 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Wise Men and a Mule by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66823.
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Wise Men and a Mule
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This edition of Wise Men and a Mule by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66823, divided into 1 chapters and 139 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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Rather than presenting Wise Men and a Mule as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 139 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 Wise Men and a Mule?
Yes. All 692 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66823 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Wise Men and a Mule is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #66823, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Wise Men and a Mule take to read?
About 57 minutes of reading across 139 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Wise Men and a Mule
Words and structures a reader meets early in Wise Men and a Mule, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wise Men and a Mule; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Tippecanoe
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wise Men and a Mule; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cougars
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- Powder
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wise Men and a Mule; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.