Salted with Fire
Salted with Fire by George MacDonald is available here as the complete text, split into 541 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Salted with Fire by George MacDonald. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9154.
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Salted with Fire
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This edition of Salted with Fire by George MacDonald carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #9154, divided into 25 chapters and 541 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 Salted with Fire is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #9154 and divided into 541 sections.
This page carries the whole of Salted with Fire by George MacDonald, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #9154, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2703 sentences across 25 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.
How is Salted with Fire divided for reading?
Salted with Fire is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Salted with Fire as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 541 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 25 chapters.
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Every sentence of Salted with Fire 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 Salted with Fire
Common questions about reading Salted with Fire by George MacDonald on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Salted with Fire?
Yes. All 2703 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9154 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Salted with Fire is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #9154, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Salted with Fire take to read?
About 225 minutes of reading across 541 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Salted with Fire section by section
How to work through Salted with Fire section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Salted with Fire
Words and structures a reader meets early in Salted with Fire, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Meantime
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Salted with Fire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Maggie
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Salted with Fire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Walking
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Salted with Fire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shoeless
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Salted with Fire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.