Scouting for Boys
Scouting for Boys by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell is available here as the complete text, split into 1141 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Scouting for Boys by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65993.
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Scouting for Boys
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This edition of Scouting for Boys by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65993, divided into 22 chapters and 1141 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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How is Scouting for Boys divided for reading?
Scouting for Boys is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Scouting for Boys as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1141 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 22 chapters.
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Common questions about reading Scouting for Boys by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Scouting for Boys?
Yes. All 5702 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65993 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Scouting for Boys is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #65993, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Scouting for Boys take to read?
About 475 minutes of reading across 1141 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Scouting for Boys section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Scouting for Boys
Words and structures a reader meets early in Scouting for Boys, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Scouting
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Scouting for Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Games
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Scouting for Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Competitions
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Scouting for Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Plays
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Scouting for Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.