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The Snow-Burner

The Snow-Burner by Henry Oyen is available here as the complete text, split into 1323 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Snow-Burner by Henry Oyen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36121.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Snow-Burner

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  1. Chapter I Help 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Girl 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Toppy Overhears a Conversation 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Snow-Burner’s Creed 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Toppy Works 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Fresh Start 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Duel Begins 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Toppy’s First Move 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Reivers Replies 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII “Joker and Deuces Wild” 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Way of the Snow-Burner 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Screws Tighten 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Tilly’s Warning 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Fight 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Toppy’s Way 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The End of the Boss 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Girl Who Was Not Afraid 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Gold! 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Look in a Woman’s Eyes 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII On the Trail of Fortune 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Snow-Burner Hunts 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The White Man’s Will 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Any Means to an End 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Shanty Moir 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Bargain 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Test of the Bottle 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Snow-Burner Begins to Weaken 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Into the Jaws of the Bear 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII James Macgregor’s Story 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Shanty Moir—temperance Advocate 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI The Snow-Burner Works for Two 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII The Madness of “Hell-Camp” Reivers 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX A Fight That Was a Fight 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Snow-Burner by Henry Oyen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36121, divided into 40 chapters and 1323 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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Rather than presenting The Snow-Burner as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1323 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 40 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of The Snow-Burner?

Yes. All 6613 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36121 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Snow-Burner is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36121, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Snow-Burner take to read?

About 551 minutes of reading across 1323 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Snow-Burner

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Brisk
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November
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Sunrise
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Breaking
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