The Ocean and Its Wonders
The Ocean and Its Wonders by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne is available here as the complete text, split into 310 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Ocean and Its Wonders by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21754.
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The Ocean and Its Wonders
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This edition of The Ocean and Its Wonders by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21754, divided into 3 chapters and 310 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of The Ocean and Its Wonders is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #21754 and divided into 310 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Ocean and Its Wonders by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #21754, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1549 sentences across 3 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 Ocean and Its Wonders divided for reading?
The Ocean and Its Wonders is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Ocean and Its Wonders as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 310 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 3 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Ocean and Its Wonders can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Ocean and Its Wonders 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 Ocean and Its Wonders
Common questions about reading The Ocean and Its Wonders by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Ocean and Its Wonders?
Yes. All 1549 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21754 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Ocean and Its Wonders is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21754, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Ocean and Its Wonders take to read?
About 129 minutes of reading across 310 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Ocean and Its Wonders section by section
How to work through The Ocean and Its Wonders section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Ocean and Its Wonders
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Ocean and Its Wonders, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ocean
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ocean and Its Wonders; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wonders
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- Ballantyne
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- Chapter
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