A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote) by Algernon Blackwood is available here as the complete text, split into 1824 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote) by Algernon Blackwood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6021.
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A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
This edition of A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote) by Algernon Blackwood carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6021, divided into 34 chapters and 1824 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #6021, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 600 minutes of reading across 1824 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Render
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- Honest
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- Perfect
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- Commands
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