Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round
Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round by Francis Pretty is available here as the complete text, split into 58 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World by Francis Pretty. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2991.
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Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round
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This edition of Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round by Francis Pretty carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2991, divided into 2 chapters and 58 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 Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2991 and divided into 58 sections.
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How is Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round divided for reading?
Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 58 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 2 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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Is this the complete text of Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round?
Yes. All 288 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2991 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2991, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round take to read?
About 24 minutes of reading across 58 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Drake's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gentlemen
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- Famous
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- Voyage
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.