The Northern Iron
The Northern Iron by George A. Birmingham is available here as the complete text, split into 1210 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Northern Iron by George A. Birmingham. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #24140.
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The Northern Iron
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
This edition of The Northern Iron by George A. Birmingham carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #24140, divided into 21 chapters and 1210 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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Rather than presenting The Northern Iron as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1210 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 21 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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Is this the complete text of The Northern Iron?
Yes. All 6050 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24140 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Northern Iron is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #24140, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Northern Iron take to read?
About 504 minutes of reading across 1210 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Northern Iron
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Northern Iron, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ardrigh
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Northern Iron; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Belfast
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Northern Iron; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Northern Iron; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Already
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Northern Iron; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.