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An Ocean Tragedy

An Ocean Tragedy by William Clark Russell is available here as the complete text, split into 1683 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

William Clark Russell34 chapters

An Ocean Tragedy by William Clark Russell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56363.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 34 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

An Ocean Tragedy

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1671 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 68 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of An Ocean Tragedy by William Clark Russell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56363, divided into 34 chapters and 1683 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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An Ocean Tragedy is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting An Ocean Tragedy as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1683 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 34 chapters.

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Every sentence of An Ocean Tragedy 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 An Ocean Tragedy

Common questions about reading An Ocean Tragedy by William Clark Russell on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of An Ocean Tragedy?

Yes. All 8412 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56363 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of An Ocean Tragedy is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56363, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does An Ocean Tragedy take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1683 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read An Ocean Tragedy section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in An Ocean Tragedy

Words and structures a reader meets early in An Ocean Tragedy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Novels
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Ocean Tragedy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Clark
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Russell
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Crown
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