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Peter Simple

Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1811 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Frederick Marryat39 chapters

Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13148.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 39 chapters

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This edition of Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #13148, divided into 39 chapters and 1811 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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The complete text of Peter Simple is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #13148 and divided into 1811 sections.

This page carries the whole of Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #13148, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9055 sentences across 39 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 Peter Simple divided for reading?

Peter Simple is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Peter Simple as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1811 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 39 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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Every sentence of Peter Simple 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.

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Is this the complete text of Peter Simple?

Yes. All 9055 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13148 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Peter Simple is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #13148, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Peter Simple take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1811 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Peter Simple

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

Great: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peter Simple; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Advantage: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peter Simple; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Being: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peter Simple; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Family--my: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peter Simple; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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