The Lone Adventure
The Lone Adventure by Halliwell Sutcliffe is available here as the complete text, split into 1524 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Lone Adventure by Halliwell Sutcliffe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62899.
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The Lone Adventure
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This edition of The Lone Adventure by Halliwell Sutcliffe carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62899, divided into 21 chapters and 1524 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 Lone Adventure in full?
The complete text of The Lone Adventure is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62899 and divided into 1524 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Lone Adventure by Halliwell Sutcliffe, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62899, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7616 sentences across 21 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 Lone Adventure divided for reading?
The Lone Adventure is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Lone Adventure as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1524 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 21 chapters.
Can I hear The Lone Adventure read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Lone Adventure can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Lone Adventure 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 Lone Adventure
Common questions about reading The Lone Adventure by Halliwell Sutcliffe on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Lone Adventure?
Yes. All 7616 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62899 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Lone Adventure is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62899, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Lone Adventure take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1524 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Lone Adventure section by section
How to work through The Lone Adventure section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 21 chapters of The Lone Adventure 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 Lone Adventure
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Lone Adventure, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Publishers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lone Adventure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- America
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lone Adventure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hodder
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lone Adventure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stoughton
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lone Adventure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.