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The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760

by William Wood

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The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to William Wood. Catalog subjects include Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History -- Siege, 1745; Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History -- Siege, 1758. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 is calibrated from 19,417 sampled words across 8 chapters: sentences average 20.7 words, 32.6% exceed 24 words and 9% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Medium-length sentences averaging 20.7 words, with 32.6% extending beyond 24 words

Vocabulary

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9% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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One sitting

A few long sections make advance stopping points useful. About 4 calm 30-minute sessions.

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Pause at paragraph breaks, restate long sentences in your own words and use the guide for historical context

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Table of contents

8 chapters

  1. 01Toronto, 19152 min
  2. 02PREFACE2 min
  3. 03CHAPTER I — THE LAST SEA LINK WITH FRANCE20 min
  4. 04CHAPTER II — THE SEA LINK LOST26 min
  5. 05CHAPTER III — THE LINK RECOVERED14 min
  6. 06CHAPTER IV — LOST FOR EVER22 min
  7. 07CHAPTER V — ANNIHILATION3 min
  8. 08BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE2 min
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