The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 by George Augustus Sala is available here as the complete text, split into 350 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by George Augustus Sala. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26669.
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The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3
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This edition of The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 by George Augustus Sala carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26669, divided into 4 chapters and 350 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 Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26669 and divided into 350 sections.
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How is The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 divided for reading?
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 350 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 4 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 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 Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3
Common questions about reading The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 by George Augustus Sala on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3?
Yes. All 1747 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26669 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26669, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 take to read?
About 145 minutes of reading across 350 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- House
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hanover
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Square
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- Narrative
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