Popular Adventure Tales
Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid is available here as the complete text, split into 2440 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25665.
Course Syllabus
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Popular Adventure Tales
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0 of 2425 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
- Chapter XXII Chapter 22
- Chapter XXIII Chapter 23
- Chapter XXIV Chapter 24
- Chapter XXV Chapter 25
- Chapter XXVI Chapter 26
- Chapter XXVII Chapter 27
- Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28
- Chapter XXIX Chapter 29
- Chapter XXX Chapter 30
- Chapter XXXI Chapter 31
- Chapter XXXII Chapter 32
- Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33
- Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34
- Chapter XXXV Chapter 35
- Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36
- Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37
- Chapter XXXVIII Chapter 38
- Chapter XXXIX Chapter 39
- Chapter XL Chapter 40
This edition of Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25665, divided into 40 chapters and 2440 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 Popular Adventure Tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #25665 and divided into 2440 sections.
This page carries the whole of Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #25665, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 12197 sentences across 40 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 Popular Adventure Tales divided for reading?
Popular Adventure Tales is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Popular Adventure Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2440 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 40 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.
Can I hear Popular Adventure Tales read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Popular Adventure Tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Popular Adventure Tales 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 Popular Adventure Tales
Common questions about reading Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Popular Adventure Tales?
Yes. All 12197 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25665 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Popular Adventure Tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #25665, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Popular Adventure Tales take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 2440 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Popular Adventure Tales section by section
How to work through Popular Adventure Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Popular Adventure Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Popular Adventure Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Popular Adventure Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rifle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Popular Adventure Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rangers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Popular Adventure Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Captain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Popular Adventure Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.