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Swiss Heroes

Swiss Heroes by A. A. Willys is available here as the complete text, split into 238 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A. A. Willys11 chapters

Swiss Heroes: An Historical Romance of the Time of Charles the Bold by A. A. Willys. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61788.

11 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 11 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Swiss Heroes

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0 of 234 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II At The Bears 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Entry of the Princes 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Lost Found 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Emperor’s Flight 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Rising at Brisach 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Death of the Governor 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Battle of Granson 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Hero of Murten 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Faithful unto Death 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Death of Charles the Bold 27 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Swiss Heroes by A. A. Willys carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61788, divided into 11 chapters and 238 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 Swiss Heroes is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61788 and divided into 238 sections.

This page carries the whole of Swiss Heroes by A. A. Willys, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61788, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1190 sentences across 11 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 Swiss Heroes divided for reading?

Swiss Heroes is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Swiss Heroes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 238 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 11 chapters.

Can I hear Swiss Heroes read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Swiss Heroes can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Swiss Heroes 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 Swiss Heroes

Common questions about reading Swiss Heroes by A. A. Willys on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Swiss Heroes?

Yes. All 1190 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61788 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Swiss Heroes is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #61788, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Swiss Heroes take to read?

About 99 minutes of reading across 238 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Swiss Heroes section by section

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

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Vocabulary met early in Swiss Heroes

Words and structures a reader meets early in Swiss Heroes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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German
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Willys
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George
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