The Three Admirals
The Three Admirals by William Henry Giles Kingston is available here as the complete text, split into 1570 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Three Admirals by William Henry Giles Kingston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21447.
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The Three Admirals
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
This edition of The Three Admirals by William Henry Giles Kingston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21447, divided into 19 chapters and 1570 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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Is this the complete text of The Three Admirals?
Yes. All 7847 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21447 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Three Admirals is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21447, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Three Admirals take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1570 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Three Admirals
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Three Admirals, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Three
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- Admirals
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- Royal
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- Kingston
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