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A Man Four-Square

A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine is available here as the complete text, split into 1181 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #14171.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 35 chapters

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This edition of A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #14171, divided into 35 chapters and 1181 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 A Man Four-Square as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1181 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 35 chapters.

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Yes. All 5903 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #14171 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #14171, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Man Four-Square take to read?

About 491 minutes of reading across 1181 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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