Charley Laurel
Charley Laurel by William Henry Giles Kingston is available here as the complete text, split into 562 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Charley Laurel: A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land by William Henry Giles Kingston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21458.
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Charley Laurel
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This edition of Charley Laurel by William Henry Giles Kingston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21458, divided into 7 chapters and 562 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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This page carries the whole of Charley Laurel by William Henry Giles Kingston, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #21458, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2810 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 Charley Laurel divided for reading?
Charley Laurel is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Charley Laurel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 562 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 7 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.
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Questions about reading Charley Laurel
Common questions about reading Charley Laurel by William Henry Giles Kingston on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Charley Laurel?
Yes. All 2810 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21458 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Charley Laurel is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21458, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Charley Laurel take to read?
About 234 minutes of reading across 562 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Charley Laurel section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Charley Laurel
Words and structures a reader meets early in Charley Laurel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Charley
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Charley Laurel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Laurel
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Charley Laurel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Charley Laurel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Adventure
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Charley Laurel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.