George at the Fort
George at the Fort by Harry Castlemon is available here as the complete text, split into 625 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
George at the Fort by Harry Castlemon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21664.
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George at the Fort
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This edition of George at the Fort by Harry Castlemon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21664, divided into 16 chapters and 625 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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This page carries the whole of George at the Fort by Harry Castlemon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #21664, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3121 sentences across 16 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 George at the Fort divided for reading?
George at the Fort is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting George at the Fort as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 625 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 16 chapters.
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Every sentence of George at the Fort 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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Is this the complete text of George at the Fort?
Yes. All 3121 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21664 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of George at the Fort is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21664, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does George at the Fort take to read?
About 260 minutes of reading across 625 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in George at the Fort
Words and structures a reader meets early in George at the Fort, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Among
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of George at the Fort; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Soldiers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of George at the Fort; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of George at the Fort; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gunboat
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of George at the Fort; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.