The American family Robinson
The American family Robinson by D. W. (David W.) Belisle is available here as the complete text, split into 789 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The American family Robinson by D. W. (David W.) Belisle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #24621.
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The American family Robinson
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This edition of The American family Robinson by D. W. (David W.) Belisle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #24621, divided into 9 chapters and 789 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 The American family Robinson is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #24621 and divided into 789 sections.
This page carries the whole of The American family Robinson by D. W. (David W.) Belisle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #24621, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3941 sentences across 9 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is The American family Robinson divided for reading?
The American family Robinson is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The American family Robinson as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 789 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 9 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.
Can I hear The American family Robinson read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The American family Robinson can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The American family Robinson 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 The American family Robinson
Common questions about reading The American family Robinson by D. W. (David W.) Belisle on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The American family Robinson?
Yes. All 3941 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24621 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The American family Robinson is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #24621, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The American family Robinson take to read?
About 328 minutes of reading across 789 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The American family Robinson section by section
How to work through The American family Robinson section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The American family Robinson
Words and structures a reader meets early in The American family Robinson, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Great
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The American family Robinson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Desert
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The American family Robinson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Belisle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The American family Robinson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Illustrations
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