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The Rival Campers

The Rival Campers by Ruel Perley Smith is available here as the complete text, split into 1151 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Ruel Perley Smith21 chapters

The Rival Campers by Ruel Perley Smith. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40548.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 21 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Rival Campers

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0 of 1144 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I The Camp 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II To the Rescue 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Surprise 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Night with Henry Burns 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Hidden Cave 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Jack Harvey Investigates 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Squire Brackett’s Dog 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Haunted House 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Setting a Trap 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Midnight Adventure 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Cruise Around the Island 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Storm Driven 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Man in the Boat 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Good for Evil 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Treaty of Friendship 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Fire 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Flight 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Pursuit 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Among the Islands 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Trial 122 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Rival Campers by Ruel Perley Smith carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40548, divided into 21 chapters and 1151 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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How is The Rival Campers divided for reading?

The Rival Campers is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Rival Campers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1151 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 Rival Campers read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Rival Campers can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Rival Campers 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 Rival Campers

Common questions about reading The Rival Campers by Ruel Perley Smith on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Rival Campers?

Yes. All 5753 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40548 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Rival Campers is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #40548, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Rival Campers take to read?

About 479 minutes of reading across 1151 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Rival Campers section by section

How to work through The Rival Campers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Rival Campers

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

Certain
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rival Campers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Afternoon
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Latter
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Month
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