Bob the Castaway
Bob the Castaway by Frank V. Webster is available here as the complete text, split into 662 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Bob the Castaway by Frank V. Webster. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #11909.
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Bob the Castaway
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This edition of Bob the Castaway by Frank V. Webster carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #11909, divided into 25 chapters and 662 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 Bob the Castaway is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #11909 and divided into 662 sections.
This page carries the whole of Bob the Castaway by Frank V. Webster, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #11909, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3309 sentences across 25 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 Bob the Castaway divided for reading?
Bob the Castaway is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Bob the Castaway as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 662 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 25 chapters.
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Every sentence of Bob the Castaway 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 Bob the Castaway
Common questions about reading Bob the Castaway by Frank V. Webster on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Bob the Castaway?
Yes. All 3309 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #11909 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Bob the Castaway is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #11909, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Bob the Castaway take to read?
About 275 minutes of reading across 662 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Bob the Castaway section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Bob the Castaway
Words and structures a reader meets early in Bob the Castaway, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wreck
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bob the Castaway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Eagle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bob the Castaway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bob the Castaway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ranch
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bob the Castaway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.