Harry's Island
Harry's Island by Ralph Henry Barbour is available here as the complete text, split into 964 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Harry's Island by Ralph Henry Barbour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54909.
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Harry's Island
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This edition of Harry's Island by Ralph Henry Barbour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54909, divided into 22 chapters and 964 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 Harry's Island is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54909 and divided into 964 sections.
This page carries the whole of Harry's Island by Ralph Henry Barbour, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54909, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4817 sentences across 22 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 Harry's Island divided for reading?
Harry's Island is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Harry's Island as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 964 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 22 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Harry's Island can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Harry's Island 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 Harry's Island
Common questions about reading Harry's Island by Ralph Henry Barbour on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Harry's Island?
Yes. All 4817 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54909 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Harry's Island is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54909, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Harry's Island take to read?
About 401 minutes of reading across 964 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Harry's Island section by section
How to work through Harry's Island section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Harry's Island
Words and structures a reader meets early in Harry's Island, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Harry's Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Crimson
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Harry's Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sweater
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Harry's Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Honor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Harry's Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.