Soldier Rigdale
Soldier Rigdale by Beulah Marie Dix is available here as the complete text, split into 611 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Soldier Rigdale: How He Sailed in the Mayflower and How He Served Miles Standish by Beulah Marie Dix. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44165.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Soldier Rigdale
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
0 of 600 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of Soldier Rigdale by Beulah Marie Dix carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44165, divided into 23 chapters and 611 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.
Where can I read Soldier Rigdale in full?
The complete text of Soldier Rigdale is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44165 and divided into 611 sections.
This page carries the whole of Soldier Rigdale by Beulah Marie Dix, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44165, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3055 sentences across 23 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 Soldier Rigdale divided for reading?
Soldier Rigdale is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Soldier Rigdale as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 611 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 23 chapters.
Can I hear Soldier Rigdale read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Soldier Rigdale can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Soldier Rigdale 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 Soldier Rigdale
Common questions about reading Soldier Rigdale by Beulah Marie Dix on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Soldier Rigdale?
Yes. All 3055 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44165 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Soldier Rigdale is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44165, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Soldier Rigdale take to read?
About 254 minutes of reading across 611 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Soldier Rigdale section by section
How to work through Soldier Rigdale section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
-
Open a chapter
Choose one of the 23 chapters of Soldier Rigdale to begin.
-
Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
-
Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Soldier Rigdale
Words and structures a reader meets early in Soldier Rigdale, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Approach
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Soldier Rigdale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sunset
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Soldier Rigdale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ruffled
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Soldier Rigdale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Waves
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Soldier Rigdale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.