The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson is available here as the complete text, split into 686 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1585.
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The Wrong Box
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- Chapter I In Which Morris Suspects
- Chapter II In Which Morris takes Action
- Chapter III The Lecturer at Large
- Chapter IV The Magistrate in the Luggage Van
- Chapter V Mr Gideon Forsyth and the Gigantic Box
- Chapter VI The Tribulations of Morris: Part the First
- Chapter VII In Which William Dent Pitman takes Legal Advice
- Chapter VIII In Which Michael Finsbury Enjoys a Holiday
- Chapter IX Glorious Conclusion of Michael Finsbury’s Holiday
- Chapter X Gideon Forsyth and the Broadwood Grand
- Chapter XI The Maestro Jimson
- Chapter XII Positively the Last Appearance of the Broadwood Grand
- Chapter XIII The Tribulations of Morris: Part the Second
- Chapter XIV William Bent Pitman Hears of Something to his Advantage
- Chapter XV The Return of the Great Vance
- Chapter XVI Final Adjustment of the Leather Business
This edition of The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1585, divided into 16 chapters and 686 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 Wrong Box is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Wrong Box as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 686 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 16 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Wrong Box?
Yes. All 3428 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1585 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Wrong Box is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1585, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Wrong Box take to read?
About 285 minutes of reading across 686 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Wrong Box
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wrong Box, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
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- Amateur
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- Dwelling
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wrong Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Comprehend
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