The Runaway Equator, and the Strange
The Runaway Equator, and the Strange by Lilian Bell is available here as the complete text, split into 267 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Runaway Equator, and the Strange Adventures of a Little Boy in Pursuit of It by Lilian Bell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61854.
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The Runaway Equator, and the Strange
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This edition of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange by Lilian Bell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61854, divided into 12 chapters and 267 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 Runaway Equator, and the Strange is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61854 and divided into 267 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange by Lilian Bell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61854, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1332 sentences across 12 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 Runaway Equator, and the Strange divided for reading?
The Runaway Equator, and the Strange is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Runaway Equator, and the Strange as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 267 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 12 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange 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 Runaway Equator, and the Strange
Common questions about reading The Runaway Equator, and the Strange by Lilian Bell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange?
Yes. All 1332 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61854 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #61854, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Runaway Equator, and the Strange take to read?
About 111 minutes of reading across 267 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Runaway Equator, and the Strange section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Runaway Equator, and the Strange
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Runaway Equator, and the Strange, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Strange
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Adventures
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pursuit
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Runaway Equator, and the Strange; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.