A Desperate Voyage
A Desperate Voyage by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight is available here as the complete text, split into 613 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Desperate Voyage by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39082.
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A Desperate Voyage
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This edition of A Desperate Voyage by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39082, divided into 20 chapters and 613 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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The complete text of A Desperate Voyage is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #39082 and divided into 613 sections.
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How is A Desperate Voyage divided for reading?
A Desperate Voyage is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Desperate Voyage as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 613 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 Desperate Voyage 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 Desperate Voyage
Common questions about reading A Desperate Voyage by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Desperate Voyage?
Yes. All 3065 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39082 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Desperate Voyage is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39082, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Desperate Voyage take to read?
About 255 minutes of reading across 613 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Desperate Voyage section by section
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Vocabulary met early in A Desperate Voyage
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Desperate Voyage, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Carey
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Desperate Voyage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Street
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- Chancery
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- Ground
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