A Boy of the Dominion
A Boy of the Dominion by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton is available here as the complete text, split into 1117 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Boy of the Dominion: A Tale of Canadian Immigration by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38206.
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A Boy of the Dominion
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This edition of A Boy of the Dominion by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38206, divided into 20 chapters and 1117 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 Boy of the Dominion is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Boy of the Dominion as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1117 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 20 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Boy of the Dominion can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading A Boy of the Dominion
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Is this the complete text of A Boy of the Dominion?
Yes. All 5584 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38206 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Boy of the Dominion is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38206, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Boy of the Dominion take to read?
About 465 minutes of reading across 1117 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Boy of the Dominion section by section
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Vocabulary met early in A Boy of the Dominion
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Boy of the Dominion, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Finding
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Boy of the Dominion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Profession
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Boy of the Dominion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- O'clock
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- Chilly
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