Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout
Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout by Robert Leighton is available here as the complete text, split into 544 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout by Robert Leighton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35180.
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Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout
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This edition of Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout by Robert Leighton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35180, divided into 16 chapters and 544 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 Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35180 and divided into 544 sections.
This page carries the whole of Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout by Robert Leighton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35180, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2717 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.
How is Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout divided for reading?
Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 544 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 Sergeant Silk, the Prairie 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 Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout
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Is this the complete text of Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout?
Yes. All 2717 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35180 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35180, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout take to read?
About 226 minutes of reading across 544 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Series
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Popular
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Books
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- Girls
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sergeant Silk, the Prairie Scout; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.