Boris the Bear-Hunter
Boris the Bear-Hunter by Frederick Whishaw is available here as the complete text, split into 575 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Boris the Bear-Hunter by Frederick Whishaw. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45098.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Boris the Bear-Hunter
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
0 of 562 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
- Chapter I The Hunter Hunted
- Chapter II Boris Finds a New Friend
- Chapter III Boris Changes Masters
- Chapter IV Boris Goes a-Sailing
- Chapter V How Peter the Great Was Knocked Over
- Chapter VI A Taste of the Knout
- Chapter VII A Race for Life
- Chapter VIII Boris and His Fellow-Officers
- Chapter IX One Sword Against Five
- Chapter X A Night Ambush
- Chapter XI A Battle Against Odds
- Chapter XII A Perilous Slide
- Chapter XIII Boris Goes on the War-Path
- Chapter XIV Taken Prisoner
- Chapter XV An Exciting Escape
- Chapter XVI Home Again
- Chapter XVII Off to England
- Chapter XVIII How Boris Threw a Big Dutchman Overboard
- Chapter XIX Bad News from Moscow
- Chapter XX Boris in Disgrace
- Chapter XXI Nancy and the Big Bear
- Chapter XXII A Wolf-Maiden
- Chapter XXIII A Notable Day Among the Wolves
- Chapter XXIV With the Tsar Again
- Chapter XXV Boris Has a Narrow Escape
- Chapter XXVI How Boris Outwitted the Swedish Admiral
- Chapter XXVII Small Beginnings of a Great City
- Chapter XXVIII How the Swedes Erected a Gibbet for Boris
- Chapter XXIX Mazeppa
- Chapter XXX Russia's Great Day
- Chapter XXXI Peace at Last
This edition of Boris the Bear-Hunter by Frederick Whishaw carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45098, divided into 31 chapters and 575 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.
Where can I read Boris the Bear-Hunter in full?
The complete text of Boris the Bear-Hunter is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #45098 and divided into 575 sections.
This page carries the whole of Boris the Bear-Hunter by Frederick Whishaw, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45098, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2875 sentences across 31 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 Boris the Bear-Hunter divided for reading?
Boris the Bear-Hunter is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Boris the Bear-Hunter as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 575 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 31 chapters.
Can I hear Boris the Bear-Hunter read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Boris the Bear-Hunter can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Boris the Bear-Hunter 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 Boris the Bear-Hunter
Common questions about reading Boris the Bear-Hunter by Frederick Whishaw on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Boris the Bear-Hunter?
Yes. All 2875 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45098 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Boris the Bear-Hunter is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45098, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Boris the Bear-Hunter take to read?
About 239 minutes of reading across 575 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Boris the Bear-Hunter section by section
How to work through Boris the Bear-Hunter section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
-
Open a chapter
Choose one of the 31 chapters of Boris the Bear-Hunter to begin.
-
Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
-
Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Boris the Bear-Hunter
Words and structures a reader meets early in Boris the Bear-Hunter, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Moment
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Boris the Bear-Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Propose
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Boris the Bear-Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Introduce
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Boris the Bear-Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Readers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Boris the Bear-Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.