Within the Capes
Within the Capes by Howard Pyle is available here as the complete text, split into 672 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Within the Capes by Howard Pyle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48458.
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Within the Capes
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This edition of Within the Capes by Howard Pyle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48458, divided into 20 chapters and 672 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 Within the Capes is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #48458 and divided into 672 sections.
This page carries the whole of Within the Capes by Howard Pyle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #48458, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3357 sentences across 20 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 Within the Capes divided for reading?
Within the Capes is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Within the Capes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 672 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 20 chapters.
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Every sentence of Within the Capes 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 Within the Capes
Common questions about reading Within the Capes by Howard Pyle on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Within the Capes?
Yes. All 3357 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48458 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Within the Capes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #48458, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Within the Capes take to read?
About 279 minutes of reading across 672 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Within the Capes section by section
How to work through Within the Capes section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Within the Capes
Words and structures a reader meets early in Within the Capes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Certain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Within the Capes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Members
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Within the Capes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Captain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Within the Capes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Granger
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Within the Capes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.