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The Kangaroo Hunters

The Kangaroo Hunters by Anne, active 19th century Bowman is available here as the complete text, split into 1008 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Anne, active 19th century Bowman34 chapters

The Kangaroo Hunters by Anne, active 19th century Bowman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43465.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 34 chapters

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The Kangaroo Hunters

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This edition of The Kangaroo Hunters by Anne, active 19th century Bowman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43465, divided into 34 chapters and 1008 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 Kangaroo Hunters is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43465 and divided into 1008 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Kangaroo Hunters by Anne, active 19th century Bowman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43465, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5038 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 Kangaroo Hunters divided for reading?

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

Rather than presenting The Kangaroo Hunters as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1008 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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Every sentence of The Kangaroo Hunters 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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Is this the complete text of The Kangaroo Hunters?

Yes. All 5038 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43465 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Kangaroo Hunters is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #43465, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Kangaroo Hunters take to read?

About 419 minutes of reading across 1008 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Kangaroo Hunters

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

Author: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Kangaroo Hunters; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Esperanza: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Kangaroo Hunters; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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The Kangaroo Hunters

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Questions about reading The Kangaroo Hunters

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Vocabulary met early in The Kangaroo Hunters