Years of Plenty
Years of Plenty by Ivor John Carnegie Brown is available here as the complete text, split into 957 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Years of Plenty by Ivor John Carnegie Brown. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33096.
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Years of Plenty
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This edition of Years of Plenty by Ivor John Carnegie Brown carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33096, divided into 12 chapters and 957 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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Years of Plenty is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Years of Plenty as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 957 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 12 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Years of Plenty?
Yes. All 4784 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33096 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Years of Plenty is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #33096, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Years of Plenty take to read?
About 398 minutes of reading across 957 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Years of Plenty
Words and structures a reader meets early in Years of Plenty, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wealth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Years of Plenty; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Youth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Years of Plenty; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Spent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Years of Plenty; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Decently
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Years of Plenty; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.