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Captured by Apes

Captured by Apes by Harry Prentice is available here as the complete text, split into 401 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Captured by Apes by Harry Prentice. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57470.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 36 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Captured by Apes

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  1. Chapter I 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Captured by Apes by Harry Prentice carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57470, divided into 36 chapters and 401 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 Captured by Apes by Harry Prentice, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #57470, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2001 sentences across 36 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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Captured by Apes is presented in 36 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Captured by Apes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 401 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 36 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Captured by Apes?

Yes. All 2001 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57470 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Captured by Apes is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #57470, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Captured by Apes take to read?

About 166 minutes of reading across 401 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Captured by Apes

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Dealer
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Animals
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Several
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Years
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