Three Boys
Three Boys by George Manville Fenn is available here as the complete text, split into 1149 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Three Boys by George Manville Fenn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21319.
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Three Boys
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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
This edition of Three Boys by George Manville Fenn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21319, divided into 14 chapters and 1149 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 Three Boys is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #21319 and divided into 1149 sections.
This page carries the whole of Three Boys by George Manville Fenn, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #21319, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5743 sentences across 14 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 Three Boys divided for reading?
Three Boys is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Three Boys as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1149 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 14 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 Three Boys
Common questions about reading Three Boys by George Manville Fenn on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Three Boys?
Yes. All 5743 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21319 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Three Boys is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21319, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Three Boys take to read?
About 478 minutes of reading across 1149 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Three Boys section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Three Boys
Words and structures a reader meets early in Three Boys, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Three
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chiefs
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mackhai
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- George
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.