Pioneers in Canada
Pioneers in Canada by Harry Johnston is available here as the complete text, split into 721 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Pioneers in Canada by Harry Johnston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13003.
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This edition of Pioneers in Canada by Harry Johnston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #13003, divided into 12 chapters and 721 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 Pioneers in Canada is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #13003 and divided into 721 sections.
This page carries the whole of Pioneers in Canada by Harry Johnston, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #13003, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3601 sentences across 12 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 Pioneers in Canada divided for reading?
Pioneers in Canada is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Pioneers in Canada as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 721 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 12 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 Pioneers in Canada 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 Pioneers in Canada?
Yes. All 3601 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13003 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Pioneers in Canada is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #13003, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Pioneers in Canada take to read?
About 300 minutes of reading across 721 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Pioneers in Canada
Words and structures a reader meets early in Pioneers in Canada, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- White
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pioneers in Canada; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Man's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pioneers in Canada; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Discovery
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pioneers in Canada; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- North
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pioneers in Canada; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.