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In the Fire of the Forge — Complete

In the Fire of the Forge — Complete by Georg Ebers is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1136 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

In the Fire of the Forge: A Romance of Old Nuremberg — Complete by Georg Ebers. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5551.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 37 chapters

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In the Fire of the Forge — Complete

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37 8 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of In the Fire of the Forge — Complete by Georg Ebers carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5551, divided into 37 chapters and 1136 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #5551, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does In the Fire of the Forge — Complete take to read?

About 473 minutes of reading across 1136 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in In the Fire of the Forge — Complete

Words and structures a reader meets early in In the Fire of the Forge — Complete, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Medard's
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Risen
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Shining
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Brightly
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