Brave Old Salt
Brave Old Salt by Oliver Optic is available here as the complete text, split into 878 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Brave Old Salt by Oliver Optic. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37907.
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Brave Old Salt
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
This edition of Brave Old Salt by Oliver Optic carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37907, divided into 30 chapters and 878 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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Brave Old Salt is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Brave Old Salt as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 878 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 30 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Brave Old Salt?
Yes. All 4388 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37907 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Brave Old Salt is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37907, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Brave Old Salt take to read?
About 365 minutes of reading across 878 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Brave Old Salt
Words and structures a reader meets early in Brave Old Salt, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Quarter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Brave Old Salt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
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- Great
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- Rebellion
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