In the Foreign Legion
In the Foreign Legion by Erwin Rosen is available here as the complete text, split into 858 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
In the Foreign Legion by Erwin Rosen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40479.
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In the Foreign Legion
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This edition of In the Foreign Legion by Erwin Rosen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40479, divided into 16 chapters and 858 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 In the Foreign Legion is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #40479 and divided into 858 sections.
This page carries the whole of In the Foreign Legion by Erwin Rosen, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40479, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4290 sentences across 16 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.
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In the Foreign Legion is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting In the Foreign Legion as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 858 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 16 chapters.
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Every sentence of In the Foreign Legion 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.
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Is this the complete text of In the Foreign Legion?
Yes. All 4290 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40479 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of In the Foreign Legion is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40479, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does In the Foreign Legion take to read?
About 357 minutes of reading across 858 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in In the Foreign Legion
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- Young
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- Student
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- German
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- University
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