The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne is available here as the complete text, split into 735 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21735.
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The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
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This edition of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21735, divided into 9 chapters and 735 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 Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #21735 and divided into 735 sections.
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How is The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands divided for reading?
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 735 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.
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Every sentence of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands 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 Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
Common questions about reading The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands?
Yes. All 3672 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21735 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21735, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands take to read?
About 306 minutes of reading across 735 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands section by section
How to work through The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Floating
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Light
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Goodwin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sands
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.