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The Heroes of the School

The Heroes of the School by Allen Chapman is available here as the complete text, split into 685 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Heroes of the School by Allen Chapman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37291.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 30 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Heroes of the School

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 672 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Heroes of the School by Allen Chapman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37291, divided into 30 chapters and 685 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 Heroes of the School is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37291 and divided into 685 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Heroes of the School by Allen Chapman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37291, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3421 sentences across 30 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 Heroes of the School divided for reading?

The Heroes of the School is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Heroes of the School as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 685 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 30 chapters.

Can I hear The Heroes of the School read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Heroes of the School 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 Heroes of the School

Common questions about reading The Heroes of the School by Allen Chapman on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Heroes of the School?

Yes. All 3421 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37291 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Heroes of the School is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #37291, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Heroes of the School take to read?

About 285 minutes of reading across 685 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Heroes of the School section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Heroes of the School

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Heroes of the School, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Darewell
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heroes of the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Chums
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heroes of the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Through
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heroes of the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thick
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heroes of the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.