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Guns and Snowshoes

Guns and Snowshoes by Edward Stratemeyer is available here as the complete text, split into 681 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Guns and Snowshoes by Edward Stratemeyer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #8697.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 30 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Guns and Snowshoes

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 670 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 26 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Guns and Snowshoes by Edward Stratemeyer carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #8697, divided into 30 chapters and 681 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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How is Guns and Snowshoes divided for reading?

Guns and Snowshoes is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Guns and Snowshoes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 681 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 30 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.

Can I hear Guns and Snowshoes read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Guns and Snowshoes can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Guns and Snowshoes 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 Guns and Snowshoes

Common questions about reading Guns and Snowshoes by Edward Stratemeyer on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Guns and Snowshoes?

Yes. All 3403 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8697 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Guns and Snowshoes is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #8697, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Guns and Snowshoes take to read?

About 283 minutes of reading across 681 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Guns and Snowshoes section by section

How to work through Guns and Snowshoes section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Guns and Snowshoes

Words and structures a reader meets early in Guns and Snowshoes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Hurrah
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Guns and Snowshoes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Snowing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Guns and Snowshoes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Aren't
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Guns and Snowshoes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Watching
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Guns and Snowshoes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.