Three Sailor Boys
Three Sailor Boys by Verney Lovett Cameron is available here as the complete text, split into 329 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Three Sailor Boys by Verney Lovett Cameron. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60227.
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Three Sailor Boys
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This edition of Three Sailor Boys by Verney Lovett Cameron carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60227, divided into 14 chapters and 329 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 Three Sailor Boys is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60227 and divided into 329 sections.
This page carries the whole of Three Sailor Boys by Verney Lovett Cameron, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60227, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1643 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 Sailor Boys divided for reading?
Three Sailor Boys is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Three Sailor Boys as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 329 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 14 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Three Sailor Boys can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Three Sailor Boys 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 Three Sailor Boys
Common questions about reading Three Sailor Boys by Verney Lovett Cameron on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Three Sailor Boys?
Yes. All 1643 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60227 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Three Sailor Boys is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60227, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Three Sailor Boys take to read?
About 136 minutes of reading across 329 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Three Sailor Boys section by section
How to work through Three Sailor Boys section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Three Sailor Boys
Words and structures a reader meets early in Three Sailor Boys, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Sailor Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hooper
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Sailor Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Among
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Sailor Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Turks
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Sailor Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.