Under the Polar Star
Under the Polar Star by Dwight Weldon is available here as the complete text, split into 634 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Under the Polar Star by Dwight Weldon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63549.
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Under the Polar Star
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III A Daring Feat
- Chapter IV The Adventures of a Night
- Chapter V A Bad Predicament
- Chapter VI The Fire
- Chapter VII Strange Companions
- Chapter VIII On the March
- Chapter IX Lost
- Chapter X In the Wilderness
- Chapter XI Stowaways
- Chapter XII On the Ocean
- Chapter XIII A Friend in Need
- Chapter XIV The Wreck
- Chapter XV The Wreck
- Chapter XVI The Raft
- Chapter XVII On Board the Whaler
- Chapter XVIII The Breaking Ice
- Chapter XIX Cast Away in the Cold
- Chapter XX The Ice Hut
- Chapter XXI On the Mainland
- Chapter XXII The Albatross
- Chapter XXIII The Wrecked Ship
- Chapter XXIV A Thrilling Episode
- Chapter XXV The Young Explorers
- Chapter XXVI The Snow Storm
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII Found at Last
- Chapter XXIX Captain Alan Bertram
- Chapter XXX New Perils
- Chapter XXXI On the Yacht
- Chapter XXXII Imprisoned
- Chapter XXXIII The Rescued Castaways
- Chapter XXXIV At Portland
- Chapter XXXV Will’s Escape
- Chapter XXXVI On the Yacht
- Chapter XXXVII The Prisoners
- Chapter XXXVIII Alan’s Fortune
- Chapter XXXIX Conclusion
This edition of Under the Polar Star by Dwight Weldon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63549, divided into 39 chapters and 634 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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Is this the complete text of Under the Polar Star?
Yes. All 3168 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63549 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #63549, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Under the Polar Star take to read?
About 264 minutes of reading across 634 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Monotonous
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