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The Land of Desolation

The Land of Desolation by I. I. (Isaac Israel) Hayes is available here as the complete text, split into 629 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

I. I. (Isaac Israel) Hayes39 chapters

The Land of Desolation: Being a Personal Narrative of Observation and Adventure in Greenland by I. I. (Isaac Israel) Hayes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59217.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 39 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Land of Desolation

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  1. Chapter I 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Land of Desolation by I. I. (Isaac Israel) Hayes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59217, divided into 39 chapters and 629 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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Every sentence of The Land of Desolation 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 Land of Desolation

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Is this the complete text of The Land of Desolation?

Yes. All 3145 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59217 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Land of Desolation is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #59217, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Land of Desolation take to read?

About 262 minutes of reading across 629 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Land of Desolation

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Being
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Personal
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Narrative
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Observation
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