Palm Tree Island
Palm Tree Island by Herbert Strang is available here as the complete text, split into 690 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Palm Tree Island by Herbert Strang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37418.
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Palm Tree Island
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This edition of Palm Tree Island by Herbert Strang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37418, divided into 8 chapters and 690 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 Palm Tree Island in full?
The complete text of Palm Tree Island is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37418 and divided into 690 sections.
This page carries the whole of Palm Tree Island by Herbert Strang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37418, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3450 sentences across 8 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 Palm Tree Island divided for reading?
Palm Tree Island is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Palm Tree Island as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 690 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 8 chapters.
Can I hear Palm Tree Island read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Palm Tree Island can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Palm Tree Island 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 Palm Tree Island
Common questions about reading Palm Tree Island by Herbert Strang on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Palm Tree Island?
Yes. All 3450 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37418 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Palm Tree Island is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37418, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Palm Tree Island take to read?
About 287 minutes of reading across 690 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Palm Tree Island section by section
How to work through Palm Tree Island section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 8 chapters of Palm Tree Island to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Palm Tree Island
Words and structures a reader meets early in Palm Tree Island, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Rising
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Palm Tree Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Years
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Palm Tree Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Parents
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Palm Tree Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Within
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Palm Tree Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.