Farthest North
Farthest North by Charles Lanman is available here as the complete text, split into 694 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Farthest North The Life and Explorations of Lieutenant James Booth Lockwood, of the Greely Arctic Expedition by Charles Lanman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54019.
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Farthest North
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This edition of Farthest North by Charles Lanman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54019, divided into 8 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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The complete text of Farthest North is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54019 and divided into 694 sections.
This page carries the whole of Farthest North by Charles Lanman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54019, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3470 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.
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Farthest North is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Farthest North 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 8 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Farthest North?
Yes. All 3470 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54019 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Farthest North is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54019, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Farthest North take to read?
About 289 minutes of reading across 694 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Farthest North
Words and structures a reader meets early in Farthest North, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Explorations
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- Lieutenant
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- James
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- Booth
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