Jack Hardy
Jack Hardy by Herbert Strang is available here as the complete text, split into 764 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Jack Hardy: A Story of English Smugglers in the Days of Napoleon by Herbert Strang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43334.
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Jack Hardy
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This edition of Jack Hardy by Herbert Strang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43334, divided into 9 chapters and 764 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 Jack Hardy in full?
The complete text of Jack Hardy is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43334 and divided into 764 sections.
This page carries the whole of Jack Hardy by Herbert Strang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43334, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3816 sentences across 9 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 Jack Hardy divided for reading?
Jack Hardy is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Jack Hardy as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 764 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 9 chapters.
Can I hear Jack Hardy read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Jack Hardy can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Jack Hardy 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 Jack Hardy
Common questions about reading Jack Hardy by Herbert Strang on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Jack Hardy?
Yes. All 3816 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43334 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Jack Hardy is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43334, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Jack Hardy take to read?
About 318 minutes of reading across 764 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Jack Hardy section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Jack Hardy
Words and structures a reader meets early in Jack Hardy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jack Hardy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- English
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jack Hardy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Smugglers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jack Hardy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Napoleon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jack Hardy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.