The Golden Harpoon
The Golden Harpoon by Roger Starbuck is available here as the complete text, split into 321 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Golden Harpoon by Roger Starbuck. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64999.
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The Golden Harpoon
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This edition of The Golden Harpoon by Roger Starbuck carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64999, divided into 10 chapters and 321 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.
Where can I read The Golden Harpoon in full?
The complete text of The Golden Harpoon is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #64999 and divided into 321 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Golden Harpoon by Roger Starbuck, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #64999, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1604 sentences across 10 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 Golden Harpoon divided for reading?
The Golden Harpoon is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Golden Harpoon as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 321 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 10 chapters.
Can I hear The Golden Harpoon read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Golden Harpoon can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Golden Harpoon 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 Golden Harpoon
Common questions about reading The Golden Harpoon by Roger Starbuck on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Golden Harpoon?
Yes. All 1604 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64999 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Golden Harpoon is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64999, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Golden Harpoon take to read?
About 133 minutes of reading across 321 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Golden Harpoon section by section
How to work through The Golden Harpoon section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of The Golden Harpoon to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Golden Harpoon
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Harpoon, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Harpoon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Whaling
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Harpoon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Grounds
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Harpoon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Roger
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Harpoon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.