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Shoulder-Straps

Shoulder-Straps by Henry Morford is available here as the complete text, split into 1240 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Shoulder-Straps: A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Henry Morford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29583.

22 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 22 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Shoulder-Straps

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 105 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 124 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 65 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Shoulder-Straps by Henry Morford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29583, divided into 22 chapters and 1240 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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The complete text of Shoulder-Straps is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #29583 and divided into 1240 sections.

This page carries the whole of Shoulder-Straps by Henry Morford, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #29583, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6200 sentences across 22 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 Shoulder-Straps divided for reading?

Shoulder-Straps is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Shoulder-Straps as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1240 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 22 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.

Can I hear Shoulder-Straps read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Shoulder-Straps can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Shoulder-Straps 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 Shoulder-Straps

Common questions about reading Shoulder-Straps by Henry Morford on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Shoulder-Straps?

Yes. All 6200 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29583 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Shoulder-Straps is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #29583, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Shoulder-Straps take to read?

About 516 minutes of reading across 1240 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Shoulder-Straps section by section

How to work through Shoulder-Straps section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Shoulder-Straps

Words and structures a reader meets early in Shoulder-Straps, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Peterson
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shoulder-Straps; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Philadelphia
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shoulder-Straps; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shoulder-straps
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shoulder-Straps; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Henry
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