Wild Youth, Volume 1.
Wild Youth, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker is available here as the complete text, split into 263 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Wild Youth, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6289.
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Wild Youth, Volume 1.
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This edition of Wild Youth, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6289, divided into 8 chapters and 263 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
Where can I read Wild Youth, Volume 1. in full?
The complete text of Wild Youth, Volume 1. is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #6289 and divided into 263 sections.
This page carries the whole of Wild Youth, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #6289, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1313 sentences across 8 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 Youth, Volume 1. divided for reading?
Wild Youth, Volume 1. is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Wild Youth, Volume 1. as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 263 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 8 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear Wild Youth, Volume 1. read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Wild Youth, Volume 1. can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Wild Youth, Volume 1. 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 Youth, Volume 1.
Common questions about reading Wild Youth, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Wild Youth, Volume 1.?
Yes. All 1313 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6289 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Wild Youth, Volume 1. is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6289, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Wild Youth, Volume 1. take to read?
About 109 minutes of reading across 263 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Wild Youth, Volume 1. section by section
How to work through Wild Youth, Volume 1. section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 8 chapters of Wild Youth, Volume 1. to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Wild Youth, Volume 1.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Wild Youth, Volume 1., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Askatoon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Youth, Volume 1.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Never
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Youth, Volume 1.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Included
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Youth, Volume 1.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mazarines
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Youth, Volume 1.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.