Forging the Blades
Forging the Blades by Bertram Mitford is available here as the complete text, split into 1094 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Forging the Blades: A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Bertram Mitford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32567.
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Forging the Blades
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This edition of Forging the Blades by Bertram Mitford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32567, divided into 13 chapters and 1094 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 Forging the Blades is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #32567 and divided into 1094 sections.
This page carries the whole of Forging the Blades by Bertram Mitford, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32567, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5467 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 Forging the Blades divided for reading?
Forging the Blades is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Forging the Blades as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1094 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 13 chapters.
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Every sentence of Forging the Blades 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.
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Is this the complete text of Forging the Blades?
Yes. All 5467 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32567 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Forging the Blades is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32567, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Forging the Blades take to read?
About 455 minutes of reading across 1094 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Forging the Blades
Words and structures a reader meets early in Forging the Blades, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Forging
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Forging the Blades; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Blades
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- Bertram
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- Mitford
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