Secrets of the Andes
Secrets of the Andes by James H. Foster is available here as the complete text, split into 742 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Secrets of the Andes by James H. Foster. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43268.
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Secrets of the Andes
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
This edition of Secrets of the Andes by James H. Foster carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43268, divided into 29 chapters and 742 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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Secrets of the Andes is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Secrets of the Andes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 742 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 29 chapters.
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Every sentence of Secrets of the Andes 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 Secrets of the Andes
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Is this the complete text of Secrets of the Andes?
Yes. All 3710 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43268 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Secrets of the Andes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43268, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Secrets of the Andes take to read?
About 309 minutes of reading across 742 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Secrets of the Andes
Words and structures a reader meets early in Secrets of the Andes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Saalfield
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Secrets of the Andes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Publishing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Secrets of the Andes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Company
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Secrets of the Andes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Akron
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Secrets of the Andes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.