Four Afoot
Four Afoot by Ralph Henry Barbour is available here as the complete text, split into 1068 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Four Afoot: Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Highway by Ralph Henry Barbour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50983.
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Four Afoot
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This edition of Four Afoot by Ralph Henry Barbour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50983, divided into 22 chapters and 1068 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.
Where can I read Four Afoot in full?
The complete text of Four Afoot is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50983 and divided into 1068 sections.
This page carries the whole of Four Afoot by Ralph Henry Barbour, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #50983, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5339 sentences across 22 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 Four Afoot divided for reading?
Four Afoot is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Four Afoot as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1068 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 22 chapters.
Can I hear Four Afoot read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Four Afoot can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Four Afoot 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 Four Afoot
Common questions about reading Four Afoot by Ralph Henry Barbour on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Four Afoot?
Yes. All 5339 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50983 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Four Afoot is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50983, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Four Afoot take to read?
About 444 minutes of reading across 1068 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Four Afoot section by section
How to work through Four Afoot section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 22 chapters of Four Afoot to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Four Afoot
Words and structures a reader meets early in Four Afoot, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Jericho
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Four Afoot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Speede
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Four Afoot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Steps
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Four Afoot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bound
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Four Afoot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.