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The Great Quest

The Great Quest by Charles Boardman Hawes is available here as the complete text, split into 1043 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charles Boardman Hawes35 chapters

The Great Quest A romance of 1826, wherein are recorded the experiences of Josiah Woods of Topham, and of those others with whom he sailed for Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea by Charles Boardman Hawes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40265.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 35 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Great Quest

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0 of 1029 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 3 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Great Quest by Charles Boardman Hawes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40265, divided into 35 chapters and 1043 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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This page carries the whole of The Great Quest by Charles Boardman Hawes, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40265, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5211 sentences across 35 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 Great Quest divided for reading?

The Great Quest is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Great Quest as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1043 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 35 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Great Quest 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.

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Common questions about reading The Great Quest by Charles Boardman Hawes on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Great Quest?

Yes. All 5211 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40265 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Great Quest is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #40265, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Great Quest take to read?

About 434 minutes of reading across 1043 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Great Quest section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Great Quest

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

Morning
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Early
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Summer
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Brushed
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