The Wood King
The Wood King by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger is available here as the complete text, split into 504 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Wood King by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #69490.
Course Syllabus
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The Wood King
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This edition of The Wood King by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #69490, divided into 11 chapters and 504 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.
Where can I read The Wood King in full?
The complete text of The Wood King is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #69490 and divided into 504 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Wood King by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #69490, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2517 sentences across 11 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 Wood King divided for reading?
The Wood King is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Wood King as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 504 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 11 chapters.
Can I hear The Wood King read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Wood King can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Wood King 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 Wood King
Common questions about reading The Wood King by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Wood King?
Yes. All 2517 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #69490 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Wood King is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #69490, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Wood King take to read?
About 209 minutes of reading across 504 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Wood King section by section
How to work through The Wood King section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 11 chapters of The Wood King to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Wood King
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wood King, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Romance
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wood King; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Osage
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wood King; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Country
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wood King; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wood King; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.