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Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound by James Fenimore Cooper is available here as the complete text, split into 1309 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

James Fenimore Cooper34 chapters

Homeward Bound by James Fenimore Cooper. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9826.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 34 chapters

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Homeward Bound

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This edition of Homeward Bound by James Fenimore Cooper carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #9826, divided into 34 chapters and 1309 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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The complete text of Homeward Bound is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #9826 and divided into 1309 sections.

This page carries the whole of Homeward Bound by James Fenimore Cooper, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #9826, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6545 sentences across 34 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 Homeward Bound divided for reading?

Homeward Bound is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Homeward Bound as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1309 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 34 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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Every sentence of Homeward Bound 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.

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Is this the complete text of Homeward Bound?

Yes. All 6545 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9826 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Homeward Bound is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #9826, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Homeward Bound take to read?

About 545 minutes of reading across 1309 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Homeward Bound

Words and structures a reader meets early in Homeward Bound, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Inner: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Homeward Bound; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Where: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Homeward Bound; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shalt: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Homeward Bound; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Refreshment: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Homeward Bound; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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Vocabulary met early in Homeward Bound