A Frontier Mystery
A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford is available here as the complete text, split into 1087 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32568.
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A Frontier Mystery
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This edition of A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32568, divided into 13 chapters and 1087 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.
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The complete text of A Frontier Mystery is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #32568 and divided into 1087 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32568, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5431 sentences across 13 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 A Frontier Mystery divided for reading?
A Frontier Mystery is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Frontier Mystery as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1087 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 13 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 A Frontier Mystery read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Frontier Mystery can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Frontier Mystery 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 A Frontier Mystery
Common questions about reading A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Frontier Mystery?
Yes. All 5431 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32568 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Frontier Mystery is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32568, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Frontier Mystery take to read?
About 452 minutes of reading across 1087 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Frontier Mystery section by section
How to work through A Frontier Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 13 chapters of A Frontier Mystery to begin.
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Read one section
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in A Frontier Mystery
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Frontier Mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Frontier
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Frontier Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mystery
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Frontier Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bertram
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Frontier Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mitford
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Frontier Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.