Captains of adventure
Captains of adventure by Roger Pocock is available here as the complete text, split into 815 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Captains of adventure by Roger Pocock. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #72176.
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Captains of adventure
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This edition of Captains of adventure by Roger Pocock carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #72176, divided into 10 chapters and 815 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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This page carries the whole of Captains of adventure by Roger Pocock, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #72176, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4074 sentences across 10 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.
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Captains of adventure is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Captains of adventure as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 815 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 10 chapters.
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Every sentence of Captains of adventure 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.
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Is this the complete text of Captains of adventure?
Yes. All 4074 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #72176 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Captains of adventure is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #72176, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Captains of adventure take to read?
About 339 minutes of reading across 815 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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