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The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason is available here as the complete text, split into 1391 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason34 chapters

The Four Feathers by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18883.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 34 chapters

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The Four Feathers

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This edition of The Four Feathers by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #18883, divided into 34 chapters and 1391 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The complete text of The Four Feathers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #18883 and divided into 1391 sections.

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How is The Four Feathers divided for reading?

The Four Feathers is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Four Feathers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1391 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 34 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Every sentence of The Four Feathers 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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Is this the complete text of The Four Feathers?

Yes. All 6951 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18883 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Four Feathers is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #18883, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Four Feathers take to read?

About 579 minutes of reading across 1391 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Four Feathers

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Lieutenant: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Four Feathers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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The Four Feathers

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Questions about reading The Four Feathers

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Vocabulary met early in The Four Feathers