The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One
The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One by Sarath Kumar Ghosh is available here as the complete text, split into 396 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One by Sarath Kumar Ghosh. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #24852.
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The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One
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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
This edition of The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One by Sarath Kumar Ghosh carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #24852, divided into 17 chapters and 396 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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The complete text of The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #24852 and divided into 396 sections.
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How is The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One divided for reading?
The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 396 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 17 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Questions about reading The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One
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Is this the complete text of The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One?
Yes. All 1976 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24852 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #24852, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One take to read?
About 164 minutes of reading across 396 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Heath
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Great
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- Thinkers
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- World
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