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Two Boys of the Battleship

Two Boys of the Battleship by Frank V. Webster is available here as the complete text, split into 580 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Frank V. Webster25 chapters

Two Boys of the Battleship by Frank V. Webster. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36323.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 25 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Two Boys of the Battleship

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  1. Chapter I 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Political Complications 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Under Arrest 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Shifting for Themselves 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V In New York 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Robbed 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII “Lets Enlist” 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Joining the Navy 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX At the Training Station 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X In Barracks 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI “All Aboard!” 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Target Practice 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Brave Act 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Ordered South 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Heavy Seas 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Chase 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Big Guns Boom 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Ashore 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Riot 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Unexpected News 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Pursuit 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Overboard 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Missing Box 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Cleared 35 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Two Boys of the Battleship by Frank V. Webster carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36323, divided into 25 chapters and 580 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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Two Boys of the Battleship is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Two Boys of the Battleship as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 580 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 25 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Two Boys of the Battleship?

Yes. All 2899 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36323 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Two Boys of the Battleship is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36323, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Two Boys of the Battleship take to read?

About 241 minutes of reading across 580 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Two Boys of the Battleship

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Honor
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Uncle
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Author
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Newsboy
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