A Bevy of Girls
A Bevy of Girls by L. T. Meade is available here as the complete text, split into 1209 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Bevy of Girls by L. T. Meade. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43118.
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This edition of A Bevy of Girls by L. T. Meade carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43118, divided into 15 chapters and 1209 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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A Bevy of Girls is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Bevy of Girls as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1209 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 15 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Bevy of Girls?
Yes. All 6042 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43118 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Bevy of Girls is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43118, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Bevy of Girls take to read?
About 503 minutes of reading across 1209 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Bevy of Girls
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Bevy of Girls, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Girls
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Bevy of Girls; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Meade
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- Chapter
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- Departure
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