A new Robinson Crusoe
A new Robinson Crusoe by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden is available here as the complete text, split into 262 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A new Robinson Crusoe by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #70016.
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A new Robinson Crusoe
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This edition of A new Robinson Crusoe by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #70016, divided into 14 chapters and 262 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 new Robinson Crusoe is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #70016 and divided into 262 sections.
This page carries the whole of A new Robinson Crusoe by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #70016, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1308 sentences across 14 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is A new Robinson Crusoe divided for reading?
A new Robinson Crusoe is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A new Robinson Crusoe as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 262 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 14 chapters.
Can I hear A new Robinson Crusoe read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A new Robinson Crusoe can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A new Robinson Crusoe 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 new Robinson Crusoe
Common questions about reading A new Robinson Crusoe by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A new Robinson Crusoe?
Yes. All 1308 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #70016 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A new Robinson Crusoe is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #70016, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A new Robinson Crusoe take to read?
About 109 minutes of reading across 262 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A new Robinson Crusoe section by section
How to work through A new Robinson Crusoe section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A new Robinson Crusoe
Words and structures a reader meets early in A new Robinson Crusoe, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Exactly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A new Robinson Crusoe; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Write
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A new Robinson Crusoe; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
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- Except
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