Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa by Joel Tyler Headley is available here as the complete text, split into 887 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Joel Tyler Headley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38389.
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Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa
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This edition of Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa by Joel Tyler Headley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38389, divided into 22 chapters and 887 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 Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa divided for reading?
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 887 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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Is this the complete text of Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa?
Yes. All 4435 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38389 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38389, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa take to read?
About 369 minutes of reading across 887 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa
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- Graphic
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- Account
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- Several
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- Expeditions
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.