The Fire and the Sword
The Fire and the Sword by Frank M. Robinson is available here as the complete text, split into 190 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Fire and the Sword by Frank M. Robinson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51170.
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The Fire and the Sword
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This edition of The Fire and the Sword by Frank M. Robinson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51170, divided into 2 chapters and 190 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 The Fire and the Sword is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51170 and divided into 190 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Fire and the Sword by Frank M. Robinson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51170, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 947 sentences across 2 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 The Fire and the Sword divided for reading?
The Fire and the Sword is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Fire and the Sword as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 190 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 2 chapters.
Can I hear The Fire and the Sword read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Fire and the Sword can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Fire and the Sword 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 The Fire and the Sword
Common questions about reading The Fire and the Sword by Frank M. Robinson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Fire and the Sword?
Yes. All 947 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51170 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Fire and the Sword is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51170, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Fire and the Sword take to read?
About 78 minutes of reading across 190 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Fire and the Sword section by section
How to work through The Fire and the Sword section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 2 chapters of The Fire and the Sword to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Fire and the Sword
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Fire and the Sword, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Nothing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Fire and the Sword; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Seemed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Fire and the Sword; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pleasanter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Fire and the Sword; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Peaceful
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Fire and the Sword; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.