Captain Cook
Captain Cook by William Henry Giles Kingston is available here as the complete text, split into 708 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by William Henry Giles Kingston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #24755.
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Captain Cook
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This edition of Captain Cook by William Henry Giles Kingston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #24755, divided into 8 chapters and 708 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Captain Cook is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #24755 and divided into 708 sections.
This page carries the whole of Captain Cook by William Henry Giles Kingston, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #24755, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3537 sentences across 8 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 Captain Cook divided for reading?
Captain Cook is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Captain Cook as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 708 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 8 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear Captain Cook read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Captain Cook can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Captain Cook 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 Captain Cook
Common questions about reading Captain Cook by William Henry Giles Kingston on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Captain Cook?
Yes. All 3537 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24755 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Captain Cook is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #24755, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Captain Cook take to read?
About 294 minutes of reading across 708 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Captain Cook section by section
How to work through Captain Cook section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 8 chapters of Captain Cook to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Captain Cook
Words and structures a reader meets early in Captain Cook, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Captain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Cook; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Voyages
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Cook; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Discoveries
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Cook; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Kingston
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Cook; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.