Wild Adventures Round the Pole
Wild Adventures Round the Pole by Gordon Stables is available here as the complete text, split into 1029 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Wild Adventures round the Pole Or, The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Gordon Stables. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38296.
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Wild Adventures Round the Pole
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This edition of Wild Adventures Round the Pole by Gordon Stables carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38296, divided into 12 chapters and 1029 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 Wild Adventures Round the Pole is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38296 and divided into 1029 sections.
This page carries the whole of Wild Adventures Round the Pole by Gordon Stables, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #38296, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5142 sentences across 12 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 Wild Adventures Round the Pole divided for reading?
Wild Adventures Round the Pole is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Wild Adventures Round the Pole as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1029 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 12 chapters.
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Every sentence of Wild Adventures Round the Pole 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 Wild Adventures Round the Pole
Common questions about reading Wild Adventures Round the Pole by Gordon Stables on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Wild Adventures Round the Pole?
Yes. All 5142 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38296 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Wild Adventures Round the Pole is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38296, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Wild Adventures Round the Pole take to read?
About 428 minutes of reading across 1029 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Wild Adventures Round the Pole section by section
How to work through Wild Adventures Round the Pole section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Wild Adventures Round the Pole
Words and structures a reader meets early in Wild Adventures Round the Pole, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Adventures
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Adventures Round the Pole; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Round
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Adventures Round the Pole; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cruise
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Adventures Round the Pole; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Snowbird
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Adventures Round the Pole; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.