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The Boy with Wings

The Boy with Wings by Berta Ruck is available here as the complete text, split into 1291 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Boy with Wings by Berta Ruck. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36223.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 36 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Boy with Wings

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1275 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 94 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Boy with Wings by Berta Ruck carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36223, divided into 36 chapters and 1291 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 with Wings is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36223 and divided into 1291 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Boy with Wings by Berta Ruck, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36223, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6451 sentences across 36 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 with Wings divided for reading?

The Boy with Wings is presented in 36 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Boy with Wings as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1291 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 36 chapters.

Can I hear The Boy with Wings read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Boy with Wings 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 with Wings

Common questions about reading The Boy with Wings by Berta Ruck on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Boy with Wings?

Yes. All 6451 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36223 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Boy with Wings is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36223, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Boy with Wings take to read?

About 537 minutes of reading across 1291 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Boy with Wings section by section

How to work through The Boy with Wings section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Boy with Wings

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

Official
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy with Wings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fiancee
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy with Wings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wooing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy with Wings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rosamond
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy with Wings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.