Deep-Sea Plunderings
Deep-Sea Plunderings by Frank Thomas Bullen is available here as the complete text, split into 694 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Deep-Sea Plunderings by Frank Thomas Bullen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63270.
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Deep-Sea Plunderings
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This edition of Deep-Sea Plunderings by Frank Thomas Bullen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63270, divided into 9 chapters and 694 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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Deep-Sea Plunderings is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Deep-Sea Plunderings as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 694 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 9 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Deep-Sea Plunderings?
Yes. All 3470 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63270 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Deep-Sea Plunderings is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #63270, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Deep-Sea Plunderings take to read?
About 289 minutes of reading across 694 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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