The Tale of a Trooper
The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie is available here as the complete text, split into 450 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26548.
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The Tale of a Trooper
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This edition of The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26548, divided into 25 chapters and 450 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 Tale of a Trooper is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26548 and divided into 450 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26548, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2250 sentences across 25 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 Tale of a Trooper divided for reading?
The Tale of a Trooper is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Tale of a Trooper as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 450 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 25 chapters.
Can I hear The Tale of a Trooper read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Tale of a Trooper can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Tale of a Trooper 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 Tale of a Trooper
Common questions about reading The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Tale of a Trooper?
Yes. All 2250 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26548 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Tale of a Trooper is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26548, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Tale of a Trooper take to read?
About 187 minutes of reading across 450 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Tale of a Trooper section by section
How to work through The Tale of a Trooper section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 25 chapters of The Tale of a Trooper to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in The Tale of a Trooper
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Tale of a Trooper, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Trooper
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Tale of a Trooper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wellington
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Tale of a Trooper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mounted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Tale of a Trooper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rifles
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Tale of a Trooper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.