Johnny Longbow
Johnny Longbow by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell is available here as the complete text, split into 802 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Johnny Longbow by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43230.
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Johnny Longbow
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Mysterious Fear
- Chapter III The Knife in the Tree
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI A Strange Meeting
- Chapter VII A Look Beyond
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI The Dancing Shadow
- Chapter XII The Great Banshee
- Chapter XIII The Answered Challenge
- Chapter XIV A Mysterious Visit in the Night
- Chapter XV On the Trail of the Great Banshee
- Chapter XVI Down with the Avalanche
- Chapter XVII The Giant Hunchback
- Chapter XVIII Saved by a Line
- Chapter XIX Gordon Duncan’s Story
- Chapter XX Adrift in the Night
- Chapter XXI The Battle of the Bears
- Chapter XXII The Hunchback Leads On
- Chapter XXIII Three Bear Skins
- Chapter XXIV Left Behind
- Chapter XXV Adventure in Pantomime
- Chapter XXVI Into the Ice Jamb
- Chapter XXVII Green Gold at Last
This edition of Johnny Longbow by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43230, divided into 27 chapters and 802 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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Johnny Longbow is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Johnny Longbow as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 802 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 27 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Johnny Longbow?
Yes. All 4009 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43230 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Johnny Longbow is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43230, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Johnny Longbow take to read?
About 334 minutes of reading across 802 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Johnny Longbow
Words and structures a reader meets early in Johnny Longbow, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Reilly
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- Chicago
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- Printed
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- United
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