With the Allies to Pekin
With the Allies to Pekin by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty is available here as the complete text, split into 1073 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the Legations by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47008.
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With the Allies to Pekin
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This edition of With the Allies to Pekin by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47008, divided into 19 chapters and 1073 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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Yes. All 5363 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47008 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #47008, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 446 minutes of reading across 1073 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Author
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- Roberts
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- Redskin
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