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The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV

The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James is available here as the complete text, split into 895 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James38 chapters

The Little Ball O' Fire by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49473.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 38 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV

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

0 of 881 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Every sentence of The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV 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 Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV

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Is this the complete text of The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV?

Yes. All 4474 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49473 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #49473, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV take to read?

About 372 minutes of reading across 895 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Father
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gentleman
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Small
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Estate
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Little Ball O' Fire — Vol. XV; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.