The Firebug
The Firebug by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell is available here as the complete text, split into 674 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Firebug by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42755.
Course Syllabus
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The Firebug
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II A Thrilling Rescue
- Chapter III The False Alarm
- Chapter IV Jerry to the Rescue
- Chapter V A Shot from Ambush
- Chapter VI The Black Shack
- Chapter VII The Burning of the Zoo
- Chapter VIII Mazie and the Tiger
- Chapter IX A Mysterious Island
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI Johnny Gets a Tip
- Chapter XII The Mystery Man of the Marsh
- Chapter XIII Johnny Reports to the Chief
- Chapter XIV Johnny’s Dark Dreams
- Chapter XV Ben Zook’s Diamonds
- Chapter XVI The Strange Black Cylinders
- Chapter XVII The Unanswered Call
- Chapter XVIII The Return of Panther Eye
- Chapter XIX A Den of the Underworld
- Chapter XX Johnny Strikes First
- Chapter XXI A Trip to Forest City
- Chapter XXII A Startling Discovery
- Chapter XXIII Forest City’s Doom
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV The Human Spider
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII The Contents of the Black Bag
- Chapter XXVIII The Firebug’s Secret Revealed
This edition of The Firebug by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42755, divided into 28 chapters and 674 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 Firebug is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #42755 and divided into 674 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Firebug by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #42755, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3370 sentences across 28 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 Firebug divided for reading?
The Firebug is presented in 28 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Firebug as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 674 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 28 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Firebug 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 Firebug
Common questions about reading The Firebug by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Firebug?
Yes. All 3370 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42755 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Firebug is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42755, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Firebug take to read?
About 280 minutes of reading across 674 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Firebug section by section
How to work through The Firebug section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Firebug
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Firebug, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Reilly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Firebug; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chicago
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Firebug; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Printed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Firebug; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- United
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Firebug; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.