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The Boy Craftsman

The Boy Craftsman by A. Neely (Albert Neely) Hall is available here as the complete text, split into 597 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A. Neely (Albert Neely) Hall34 chapters

The Boy Craftsman Practical and Profitable Ideas for a Boy's Leisure Hours by A. Neely (Albert Neely) Hall. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42650.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 34 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Boy Craftsman

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0 of 583 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII , if you haven't a compass. When the wheels have been cut out, 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII ) 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Boy Craftsman by A. Neely (Albert Neely) Hall carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42650, divided into 34 chapters and 597 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 complete text of The Boy Craftsman is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #42650 and divided into 597 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Boy Craftsman by A. Neely (Albert Neely) Hall, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #42650, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2982 sentences across 34 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 Boy Craftsman divided for reading?

The Boy Craftsman is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Boy Craftsman as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 597 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 34 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Boy Craftsman can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Boy Craftsman 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 Boy Craftsman

Common questions about reading The Boy Craftsman by A. Neely (Albert Neely) Hall on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Boy Craftsman?

Yes. All 2982 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42650 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Boy Craftsman is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42650, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Boy Craftsman take to read?

About 248 minutes of reading across 597 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Boy Craftsman section by section

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Boy Craftsman

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Boy Craftsman, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Cloth
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Illustrated
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Hundreds
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Photographs
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