Historic Boys
Historic Boys by Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) Brooks is available here as the complete text, split into 698 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) Brooks. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #27157.
Course Syllabus
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Historic Boys
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This edition of Historic Boys by Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) Brooks carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #27157, divided into 8 chapters and 698 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 Historic Boys in full?
The complete text of Historic Boys is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #27157 and divided into 698 sections.
This page carries the whole of Historic Boys by Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) Brooks, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #27157, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3486 sentences across 8 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 Historic Boys divided for reading?
Historic Boys is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Historic Boys as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 698 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 8 chapters.
Can I hear Historic Boys read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Historic Boys can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Historic Boys 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 Historic Boys
Common questions about reading Historic Boys by Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) Brooks on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Historic Boys?
Yes. All 3486 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27157 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Historic Boys is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #27157, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Historic Boys take to read?
About 290 minutes of reading across 698 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Historic Boys section by section
How to work through Historic Boys section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 8 chapters of Historic Boys to begin.
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Read one section
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Historic Boys
Words and structures a reader meets early in Historic Boys, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Endeavours
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Historic Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Achievements
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Historic Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Times
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Historic Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Brooks
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Historic Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.