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Remember the Alamo

Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr is available here as the complete text, split into 1147 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Amelia E. Barr18 chapters

Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #287.

18 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 18 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Remember the Alamo

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0 of 1140 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Antonia and Isabel 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Builders of the Commonwealth 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Famous Barbecue 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Robert Worth Is Disarmed 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Meeting at Midnight 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Storming of the Alamo 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Doctor and the Priest 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Happy Truce 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Danger and Help 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Arrival of Santa Anna 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Goliad 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Loadstone in the Breast 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Home Again 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Under One Flag 38 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #287, divided into 18 chapters and 1147 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 Remember the Alamo divided for reading?

Remember the Alamo is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Remember the Alamo as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1147 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 18 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Remember the Alamo can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Remember the Alamo 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 Remember the Alamo

Common questions about reading Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Remember the Alamo?

Yes. All 5735 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #287 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Remember the Alamo is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #287, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Remember the Alamo take to read?

About 477 minutes of reading across 1147 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Remember the Alamo section by section

How to work through Remember the Alamo 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 Remember the Alamo

Words and structures a reader meets early in Remember the Alamo, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Stepping
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Remember the Alamo; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Westward
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Advance
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Remember the Alamo; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Though
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Remember the Alamo; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.