To Leeward
To Leeward by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford is available here as the complete text, split into 1061 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
To Leeward by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40181.
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To Leeward
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This edition of To Leeward by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40181, divided into 24 chapters and 1061 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 To Leeward is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #40181 and divided into 1061 sections.
This page carries the whole of To Leeward by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40181, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5301 sentences across 24 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 To Leeward divided for reading?
To Leeward is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting To Leeward as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1061 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of To Leeward 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 To Leeward
Common questions about reading To Leeward by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of To Leeward?
Yes. All 5301 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40181 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of To Leeward is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40181, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does To Leeward take to read?
About 441 minutes of reading across 1061 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read To Leeward section by section
How to work through To Leeward section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in To Leeward
Words and structures a reader meets early in To Leeward, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Romes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To Leeward; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Intelligent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To Leeward; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Foreigner
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To Leeward; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Consisting
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To Leeward; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.