The Ranchman
The Ranchman by Charles Alden Seltzer is available here as the complete text, split into 807 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Ranchman by Charles Alden Seltzer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37204.
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The Ranchman
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Slick Duds
- Chapter III The Serpent Trail
- Chapter IV The Hold-Up
- Chapter V The Unexpected
- Chapter VI A Man Makes Plans
- Chapter VII The Shadow of the Past
- Chapter VIII Concerning “Squint”
- Chapter IX A Man Lies
- Chapter X The Frame-Up
- Chapter XI “No Fun Fooling Her”
- Chapter XII Lifting the Mask
- Chapter XIII The Shadow of Trouble
- Chapter XIV The Face of a Fighter
- Chapter XV Gloom—and Plans
- Chapter XVI A Man Becomes a Brute
- Chapter XVII The Wrong Ankle
- Chapter XVIII The Beast Again
- Chapter XIX The Ambush
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI A Man Faces Death
- Chapter XXII Looking for Trouble
- Chapter XXIII A World-Old Longing
- Chapter XXIV A Death Warrant
- Chapter XXV Keats Looks for “Squint”
- Chapter XXVI Keats Finds “Squint”
- Chapter XXVII Besieged
- Chapter XXVIII The Fugitive
- Chapter XXIX The Captive
- Chapter XXX Parsons Has Human Instincts
- Chapter XXXI A Rescue
- Chapter XXXII Taylor Becomes Riled
- Chapter XXXIII Retribution
- Chapter XXXIV The Will of the Mob
- Chapter XXXV Triumph at Last
This edition of The Ranchman by Charles Alden Seltzer carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37204, divided into 35 chapters and 807 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 Ranchman is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Ranchman as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 807 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 35 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Ranchman?
Yes. All 4032 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37204 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Ranchman is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37204, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Ranchman take to read?
About 336 minutes of reading across 807 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Ranchman
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Ranchman, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Ranchman; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Firebrand
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- Trevison
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- Range
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