Fun o' the Forge: Stories
Fun o' the Forge: Stories by Brian O'Higgins is available here as the complete text, split into 204 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Fun o' the Forge: Stories by Brian O'Higgins. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56963.
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Fun o' the Forge: Stories
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This edition of Fun o' the Forge: Stories by Brian O'Higgins carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56963, divided into 2 chapters and 204 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 Fun o' the Forge: Stories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #56963 and divided into 204 sections.
This page carries the whole of Fun o' the Forge: Stories by Brian O'Higgins, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #56963, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1020 sentences across 2 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 Fun o' the Forge: Stories divided for reading?
Fun o' the Forge: Stories is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Fun o' the Forge: Stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 204 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 2 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Fun o' the Forge: Stories can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Fun o' the Forge: Stories 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 Fun o' the Forge: Stories
Common questions about reading Fun o' the Forge: Stories by Brian O'Higgins on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Fun o' the Forge: Stories?
Yes. All 1020 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56963 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Fun o' the Forge: Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #56963, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Fun o' the Forge: Stories take to read?
About 85 minutes of reading across 204 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Fun o' the Forge: Stories section by section
How to work through Fun o' the Forge: Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Fun o' the Forge: Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Fun o' the Forge: Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Cahill
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fun o' the Forge: Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Printers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fun o' the Forge: Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dublin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fun o' the Forge: Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Addition
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fun o' the Forge: Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.