Frank in the Woods
Frank in the Woods by Harry Castlemon is available here as the complete text, split into 447 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Frank in the Woods by Harry Castlemon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42307.
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Frank in the Woods
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This edition of Frank in the Woods by Harry Castlemon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42307, divided into 20 chapters and 447 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 Frank in the Woods is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #42307 and divided into 447 sections.
This page carries the whole of Frank in the Woods by Harry Castlemon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #42307, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2232 sentences across 20 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 Frank in the Woods divided for reading?
Frank in the Woods is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Frank in the Woods as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 447 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 20 chapters.
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Every sentence of Frank in the Woods 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.
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Common questions about reading Frank in the Woods by Harry Castlemon on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Frank in the Woods?
Yes. All 2232 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42307 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Frank in the Woods is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42307, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Frank in the Woods take to read?
About 186 minutes of reading across 447 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Frank in the Woods section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Frank in the Woods
Words and structures a reader meets early in Frank in the Woods, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Frank
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank in the Woods; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Woods
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank in the Woods; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank in the Woods; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rocky
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank in the Woods; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.