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The Swan and Her Crew

The Swan and Her Crew by G. Christopher (George Christopher) Davies is available here as the complete text, split into 754 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

G. Christopher (George Christopher) Davies40 chapters

The Swan and Her Crew or The Adventures of Three Young Naturalists and Sportsmen on the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk by G. Christopher (George Christopher) Davies. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40214.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Swan and Her Crew

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0 of 735 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 11 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Every sentence of The Swan and Her Crew 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.

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Is this the complete text of The Swan and Her Crew?

Yes. All 3767 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40214 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Swan and Her Crew is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #40214, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Swan and Her Crew take to read?

About 313 minutes of reading across 754 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Swan and Her Crew

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Swan and Her Crew, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Broads
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Rivers
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Norfolk
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Author
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