The Adventures of John Jewitt
The Adventures of John Jewitt by John Rodgers Jewitt is available here as the complete text, split into 375 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island by John Rodgers Jewitt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38010.
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This edition of The Adventures of John Jewitt by John Rodgers Jewitt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38010, divided into 15 chapters and 375 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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The Adventures of John Jewitt is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Adventures of John Jewitt as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 375 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 15 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Adventures of John Jewitt?
Yes. All 1872 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38010 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Adventures of John Jewitt is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38010, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Adventures of John Jewitt take to read?
About 156 minutes of reading across 375 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Adventures of John Jewitt
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- Interest
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- Attaches
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- Little
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- Although
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