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The Pirates of the Prairies

The Pirates of the Prairies by Gustave Aimard is available here as the complete text, split into 948 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Gustave Aimard36 chapters

The Pirates of the Prairies: Adventures in the American Desert by Gustave Aimard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42117.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 36 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Pirates of the Prairies

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0 of 936 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Pirates of the Prairies by Gustave Aimard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42117, divided into 36 chapters and 948 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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How is The Pirates of the Prairies divided for reading?

The Pirates of the Prairies is presented in 36 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Pirates of the Prairies as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 948 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 36 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Pirates of the Prairies 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.

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Common questions about reading The Pirates of the Prairies by Gustave Aimard on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Pirates of the Prairies?

Yes. All 4739 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42117 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Pirates of the Prairies is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42117, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Pirates of the Prairies take to read?

About 394 minutes of reading across 948 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Pirates of the Prairies

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

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Pirates of the Prairies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Trail
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Hunter
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Tiger
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