Great Hike
Great Hike by Alan, Captain Douglas is available here as the complete text, split into 473 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Great Hike by Alan, Captain Douglas. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38307.
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Great Hike
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This edition of Great Hike by Alan, Captain Douglas carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38307, divided into 17 chapters and 473 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 Great Hike is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38307 and divided into 473 sections.
This page carries the whole of Great Hike by Alan, Captain Douglas, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #38307, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2362 sentences across 17 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 Great Hike divided for reading?
Great Hike is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Great Hike as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 473 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 17 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Great Hike?
Yes. All 2362 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38307 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Great Hike is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38307, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Great Hike take to read?
About 196 minutes of reading across 473 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Great Hike
Words and structures a reader meets early in Great Hike, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Enclosed
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- Equal
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- Signs
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- Underscores
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