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Full-Back Foster

Full-Back Foster by Ralph Henry Barbour is available here as the complete text, split into 1058 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Ralph Henry Barbour27 chapters

Full-Back Foster by Ralph Henry Barbour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42653.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Full-Back Foster

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0 of 1045 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Full-Back Foster by Ralph Henry Barbour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42653, divided into 27 chapters and 1058 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 Full-Back Foster is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #42653 and divided into 1058 sections.

This page carries the whole of Full-Back Foster by Ralph Henry Barbour, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #42653, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5289 sentences across 27 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 Full-Back Foster divided for reading?

Full-Back Foster is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Full-Back Foster as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1058 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 27 chapters.

Can I hear Full-Back Foster read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Full-Back Foster can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Full-Back Foster 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 Full-Back Foster

Common questions about reading Full-Back Foster by Ralph Henry Barbour on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Full-Back Foster?

Yes. All 5289 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42653 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Full-Back Foster is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42653, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Full-Back Foster take to read?

About 440 minutes of reading across 1058 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Full-Back Foster section by section

How to work through Full-Back Foster section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 27 chapters of Full-Back Foster to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Full-Back Foster

Words and structures a reader meets early in Full-Back Foster, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Myron
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Full-Back Foster; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Arrives
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Full-Back Foster; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Warrenton
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Full-Back Foster; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Foster
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Full-Back Foster; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.