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Ponce de Leon

Ponce de Leon by William Pilling is available here as the complete text, split into 1816 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

William Pilling37 chapters

Ponce de Leon: The Rise of the Argentine Republic by William Pilling. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40859.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Ponce de Leon

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1799 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 103 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 110 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Ponce de Leon by William Pilling carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40859, divided into 37 chapters and 1816 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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This page carries the whole of Ponce de Leon by William Pilling, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40859, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9076 sentences across 37 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 Ponce de Leon divided for reading?

Ponce de Leon is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Ponce de Leon as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1816 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 37 chapters.

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Every sentence of Ponce de Leon 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 Ponce de Leon

Common questions about reading Ponce de Leon by William Pilling on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Ponce de Leon?

Yes. All 9076 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40859 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Ponce de Leon is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #40859, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Ponce de Leon take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1816 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Ponce de Leon section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Ponce de Leon

Words and structures a reader meets early in Ponce de Leon, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Freedom
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Prologue
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Viceroys
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Tertulia
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