Fairies and Fusiliers
Fairies and Fusiliers by Robert Graves is available here as the complete text, split into 85 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Fairies and Fusiliers by Robert Graves. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10122.
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Fairies and Fusiliers
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This edition of Fairies and Fusiliers by Robert Graves carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10122, divided into 1 chapters and 85 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 Fairies and Fusiliers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #10122 and divided into 85 sections.
This page carries the whole of Fairies and Fusiliers by Robert Graves, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #10122, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 421 sentences across 1 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 Fairies and Fusiliers divided for reading?
Fairies and Fusiliers is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Fairies and Fusiliers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 85 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 1 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.
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Every sentence of Fairies and Fusiliers 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 Fairies and Fusiliers
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Is this the complete text of Fairies and Fusiliers?
Yes. All 421 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10122 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Fairies and Fusiliers is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #10122, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Fairies and Fusiliers take to read?
About 35 minutes of reading across 85 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Fairies and Fusiliers section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Fairies and Fusiliers
Words and structures a reader meets early in Fairies and Fusiliers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Thank
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fairies and Fusiliers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Harold
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- Monro
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- Poetry
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