Finding the Lost Treasure
Finding the Lost Treasure by Helen M. Persons is available here as the complete text, split into 592 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Finding the Lost Treasure by Helen M. Persons. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43937.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Finding the Lost Treasure
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Desiré’s Inspirations
- Chapter III Two Callers
- Chapter IV Out to Sea
- Chapter V A Midnight Walk
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII A Fright
- Chapter VIII A Fight
- Chapter IX In Camp
- Chapter X A Night Prowler
- Chapter XI The Blue-Covered Book
- Chapter XII A Search for René
- Chapter XIII Indians and Strawberries
- Chapter XIV Two Mishaps
- Chapter XV The Old Godet House
- Chapter XVI A New Friend
- Chapter XVII An Old Enemy
- Chapter XVIII A Collision
- Chapter XIX Poor Dolly!
- Chapter XX Good Samaritans
- Chapter XXI A Surprise
- Chapter XXII Caught by Storm
- Chapter XXIII Shelter
- Chapter XXIV Back to Yarmouth
- Chapter XXV Lobster Pots
- Chapter XXVI Hands Off!
- Chapter XXVII Jack’s Jobs
- Chapter XXVIII A Find
- Chapter XXIX W-17^55—15x12—6754
This edition of Finding the Lost Treasure by Helen M. Persons carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43937, divided into 29 chapters and 592 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 Finding the Lost Treasure is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43937 and divided into 592 sections.
This page carries the whole of Finding the Lost Treasure by Helen M. Persons, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43937, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2956 sentences across 29 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 Finding the Lost Treasure divided for reading?
Finding the Lost Treasure is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Finding the Lost Treasure as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 592 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 29 chapters.
Can I hear Finding the Lost Treasure read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Finding the Lost Treasure can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Finding the Lost Treasure 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.
Questions about reading Finding the Lost Treasure
Common questions about reading Finding the Lost Treasure by Helen M. Persons on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Finding the Lost Treasure?
Yes. All 2956 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43937 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Finding the Lost Treasure is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43937, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Finding the Lost Treasure take to read?
About 246 minutes of reading across 592 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Finding the Lost Treasure section by section
How to work through Finding the Lost Treasure section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in Finding the Lost Treasure
Words and structures a reader meets early in Finding the Lost Treasure, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Cried
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Finding the Lost Treasure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Priscilla
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Finding the Lost Treasure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Desir
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Finding the Lost Treasure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Slowly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Finding the Lost Treasure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.