On the Firing Line
On the Firing Line by Anna Chapin Ray is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 912 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
On the Firing Line by Anna Chapin Ray. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3605.
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On the Firing Line
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This edition of On the Firing Line by Anna Chapin Ray carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3605, divided into 11 chapters and 912 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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On the Firing Line is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting On the Firing Line as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 912 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 11 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.
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Is this the complete text of On the Firing Line?
Yes. All 4556 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3605 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of On the Firing Line is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #3605, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does On the Firing Line take to read?
About 379 minutes of reading across 912 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in On the Firing Line
Words and structures a reader meets early in On the Firing Line, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Chapin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of On the Firing Line; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hamilton
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- Brock
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- Fuller
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