Hi Jolly!
Hi Jolly! by Jim Kjelgaard is available here as the complete text, split into 437 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Hi Jolly! by Jim Kjelgaard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41700.
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Hi Jolly!
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This edition of Hi Jolly! by Jim Kjelgaard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41700, divided into 5 chapters and 437 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.
Where can I read Hi Jolly! in full?
The complete text of Hi Jolly! is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41700 and divided into 437 sections.
This page carries the whole of Hi Jolly! by Jim Kjelgaard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41700, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2181 sentences across 5 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 Hi Jolly! divided for reading?
Hi Jolly! is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Hi Jolly! as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 437 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 5 chapters.
Can I hear Hi Jolly! read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Hi Jolly! can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Hi Jolly! 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 Hi Jolly!
Common questions about reading Hi Jolly! by Jim Kjelgaard on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Hi Jolly!?
Yes. All 2181 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41700 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Hi Jolly! is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41700, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Hi Jolly! take to read?
About 181 minutes of reading across 437 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Hi Jolly! section by section
How to work through Hi Jolly! section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 5 chapters of Hi Jolly! to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Hi Jolly!
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hi Jolly!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Jolly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hi Jolly!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Company
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hi Jolly!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Kjelgaard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hi Jolly!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Reproduced
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hi Jolly!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.