Indian and Scout
Indian and Scout by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton is available here as the complete text, split into 1297 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Indian and Scout: A Tale of the Gold Rush to California by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40467.
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Indian and Scout
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This edition of Indian and Scout by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40467, divided into 24 chapters and 1297 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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How is Indian and Scout divided for reading?
Indian and Scout is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Indian and Scout as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1297 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of Indian and Scout 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 Indian and Scout
Common questions about reading Indian and Scout by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Indian and Scout?
Yes. All 6482 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40467 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Indian and Scout is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40467, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Indian and Scout take to read?
About 540 minutes of reading across 1297 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Indian and Scout section by section
How to work through Indian and Scout section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Indian and Scout
Words and structures a reader meets early in Indian and Scout, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- California
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Indian and Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Indian and Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Great
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Indian and Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Aeroplane
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Indian and Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.