The Mosstrooper
The Mosstrooper by Robert Scott Fittis is available here as the complete text, split into 312 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Mosstrooper: A Legend of the Scottish Border by Robert Scott Fittis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41323.
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The Mosstrooper
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This edition of The Mosstrooper by Robert Scott Fittis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41323, divided into 17 chapters and 312 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.
Where can I read The Mosstrooper in full?
The complete text of The Mosstrooper is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41323 and divided into 312 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Mosstrooper by Robert Scott Fittis, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41323, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1560 sentences across 17 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 Mosstrooper divided for reading?
The Mosstrooper is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Mosstrooper as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 312 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 17 chapters.
Can I hear The Mosstrooper read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Mosstrooper can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Mosstrooper 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 Mosstrooper
Common questions about reading The Mosstrooper by Robert Scott Fittis on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Mosstrooper?
Yes. All 1560 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41323 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Mosstrooper is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41323, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Mosstrooper take to read?
About 130 minutes of reading across 312 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Mosstrooper section by section
How to work through The Mosstrooper section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 17 chapters of The Mosstrooper to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Mosstrooper
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mosstrooper, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Memorial
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mosstrooper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Volume
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mosstrooper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mosstrooper
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mosstrooper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Legend
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mosstrooper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.