Hendricks the Hunter
Hendricks the Hunter by William Henry Giles Kingston is available here as the complete text, split into 852 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Hendricks the Hunter by William Henry Giles Kingston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21393.
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This edition of Hendricks the Hunter by William Henry Giles Kingston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21393, divided into 10 chapters and 852 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Hendricks the Hunter is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Hendricks the Hunter as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 852 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 10 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of Hendricks the Hunter?
Yes. All 4258 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21393 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Hendricks the Hunter is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21393, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Hendricks the Hunter take to read?
About 354 minutes of reading across 852 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Hendricks the Hunter
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hendricks the Hunter, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Hendricks
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hendricks the Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hunter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hendricks the Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Border
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hendricks the Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Zululand
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hendricks the Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.