Born to Wander
Born to Wander by Gordon Stables is available here as the complete text, split into 620 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Born to Wander: A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures by Gordon Stables. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37252.
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Born to Wander
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This edition of Born to Wander by Gordon Stables carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37252, divided into 7 chapters and 620 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 Born to Wander is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37252 and divided into 620 sections.
This page carries the whole of Born to Wander by Gordon Stables, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37252, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3097 sentences across 7 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 Born to Wander divided for reading?
Born to Wander is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Born to Wander as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 620 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 7 chapters.
Can I hear Born to Wander read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Born to Wander can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Born to Wander 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 Born to Wander
Common questions about reading Born to Wander by Gordon Stables on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Born to Wander?
Yes. All 3097 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37252 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Born to Wander is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37252, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Born to Wander take to read?
About 258 minutes of reading across 620 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Born to Wander section by section
How to work through Born to Wander section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Born to Wander
Words and structures a reader meets early in Born to Wander, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wander
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Born to Wander; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Boy's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Born to Wander; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Nomadic
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Born to Wander; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Adventures
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Born to Wander; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.