A House-Boat on the Styx
A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 333 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2618.
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A House-Boat on the Styx
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This edition of A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2618, divided into 12 chapters and 333 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Is this the complete text of A House-Boat on the Styx?
Yes. All 1664 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2618 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #2618, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 138 minutes of reading across 333 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A House-Boat on the Styx
Words and structures a reader meets early in A House-Boat on the Styx, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Charon
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- Ferryman
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- Renown
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- Cruising
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