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The Young Wild-Fowlers

The Young Wild-Fowlers by Harry Castlemon is available here as the complete text, split into 721 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Harry Castlemon17 chapters

The Young Wild-Fowlers by Harry Castlemon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64366.

17 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 17 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Young Wild-Fowlers

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  1. Chapter I 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Man in the Sink-Boat 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Barr’s Big Gun 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV At School Again 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Lester Is Waked Up 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Dinner in Prospect 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Surprise 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Desperate Undertaking 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Lester Brigham’s Strategy 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Treacherous Coachman 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII “Fall in for Dinner!” 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Big-Gunner’s Cabin 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV “I’ll Trouble You for Them Thousand.” 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Swim for Liberty 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Lost in the Marshes 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Conclusion 105 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Young Wild-Fowlers by Harry Castlemon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64366, divided into 17 chapters and 721 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 Young Wild-Fowlers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #64366 and divided into 721 sections.

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How is The Young Wild-Fowlers divided for reading?

The Young Wild-Fowlers is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Young Wild-Fowlers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 721 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 17 chapters.

Can I hear The Young Wild-Fowlers read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Young Wild-Fowlers can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Young Wild-Fowlers 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 Young Wild-Fowlers

Common questions about reading The Young Wild-Fowlers by Harry Castlemon on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Young Wild-Fowlers?

Yes. All 3604 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64366 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Young Wild-Fowlers is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #64366, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Young Wild-Fowlers take to read?

About 300 minutes of reading across 721 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Young Wild-Fowlers section by section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Young Wild-Fowlers

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Young Wild-Fowlers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Series
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Wild-Fowlers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Young
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Wild-Fowlers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wild-fowlers
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Wild-Fowlers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
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