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The Flag of the Adventurer

The Flag of the Adventurer by Sydney C. Grier is available here as the complete text, split into 1396 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Sydney C. Grier25 chapters

The Flag of the Adventurer by Sydney C. Grier. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65844.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 25 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Flag of the Adventurer

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0 of 1382 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Rift in the Lute 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Colonel Bayard’s Burden 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Luckless Day 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Seal of Solomon 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Enter the Adventurer 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Old Order Changes 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Too Clever by Half 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Dinner at the General’s 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Contest of Wits 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Deeds, Not Words 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII An Error of Judgment 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Last Effort 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Morrow of Victory 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Pluck and Luck 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Second Round 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX If She Will, She Will 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Belle and the Bauble 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Brian to the Rescue 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV A Sore Strait 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Use and Wont 74 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Flag of the Adventurer by Sydney C. Grier carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65844, divided into 25 chapters and 1396 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 Flag of the Adventurer is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Flag of the Adventurer as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1396 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 25 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Flag of the Adventurer 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.

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Common questions about reading The Flag of the Adventurer by Sydney C. Grier on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Flag of the Adventurer?

Yes. All 6978 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65844 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Flag of the Adventurer is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #65844, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Flag of the Adventurer take to read?

About 581 minutes of reading across 1396 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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