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The Phantom Rider

The Phantom Rider by Maro O. (Maro Orlando) Rolfe is available here as the complete text, split into 438 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Maro O. (Maro Orlando) Rolfe18 chapters

The Phantom Rider by Maro O. (Maro Orlando) Rolfe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66193.

18 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 18 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Phantom Rider

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

0 of 427 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Vinnie’s Stratagem 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Phantom Warrior 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Maybob Twins 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Out in the Storm 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Over the Precipice! 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Giant’s Story 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Lost in the Forest 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Baffled Vengeance 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Welcome Visitor 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Forest Rose 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Face at the Window 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Vinnie a Prisoner 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV What the Scouts Found 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Phantom Rider! 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Conclusion 77 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Phantom Rider by Maro O. (Maro Orlando) Rolfe carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66193, divided into 18 chapters and 438 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 Phantom Rider is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #66193 and divided into 438 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Phantom Rider by Maro O. (Maro Orlando) Rolfe, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #66193, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2188 sentences across 18 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 Phantom Rider divided for reading?

The Phantom Rider is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Phantom Rider as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 438 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 18 chapters.

Can I hear The Phantom Rider read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Phantom Rider 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 Phantom Rider

Common questions about reading The Phantom Rider by Maro O. (Maro Orlando) Rolfe on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Phantom Rider?

Yes. All 2188 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66193 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Phantom Rider is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #66193, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Phantom Rider take to read?

About 182 minutes of reading across 438 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Phantom Rider section by section

How to work through The Phantom Rider 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 Phantom Rider

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Phantom Rider, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Phantom
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Phantom Rider; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rider
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Phantom Rider; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Giant
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Phantom Rider; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Chief
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Phantom Rider; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.