Jack in the Rockies
Jack in the Rockies by George Bird Grinnell is available here as the complete text, split into 583 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Jack in the Rockies: A Boy's Adventures with a Pack Train by George Bird Grinnell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44671.
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Jack in the Rockies
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This edition of Jack in the Rockies by George Bird Grinnell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44671, divided into 24 chapters and 583 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.
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The complete text of Jack in the Rockies is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44671 and divided into 583 sections.
This page carries the whole of Jack in the Rockies by George Bird Grinnell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44671, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2915 sentences across 24 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 in the Rockies divided for reading?
Jack in the Rockies is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Jack in the Rockies as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 583 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of Jack in the Rockies 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 in the Rockies
Common questions about reading Jack in the Rockies by George Bird Grinnell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Jack in the Rockies?
Yes. All 2915 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44671 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Jack in the Rockies is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44671, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Jack in the Rockies take to read?
About 242 minutes of reading across 583 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Jack in the Rockies
Words and structures a reader meets early in Jack in the Rockies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
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- Young
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- Ranchman
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- Among
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