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Kidnapped

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 768 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #421.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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This edition of Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #421, divided into 30 chapters and 768 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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Kidnapped is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Kidnapped as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 768 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 30 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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Is this the complete text of Kidnapped?

Yes. All 3840 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #421 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Kidnapped is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #421, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Kidnapped take to read?

About 320 minutes of reading across 768 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Kidnapped

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

Journey: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kidnapped; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
House: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kidnapped; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shaws: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kidnapped; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Begin: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kidnapped; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Academic course · 30 chapters

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Vocabulary met early in Kidnapped