World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls
World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls by William James Sly is available here as the complete text, split into 1045 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls One Hundred and Eighty-seven Five-minute Classic Stories for Retelling in Home, Sunday School, Children's Services, Public School Grades and "The Story-hour" in Public Libraries by William James Sly. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55786.
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World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls
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World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1045 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 13 chapters.
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Yes. All 5224 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55786 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #55786, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls take to read?
About 435 minutes of reading across 1045 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls
Words and structures a reader meets early in World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- William
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- James
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- Director
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- Sunday-school
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