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The Trappers of Arkansas

The Trappers of Arkansas by Gustave Aimard is available here as the complete text, split into 878 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Gustave Aimard38 chapters

The Trappers of Arkansas by Gustave Aimard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43473.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 38 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Trappers of Arkansas

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0 of 863 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Trappers of Arkansas by Gustave Aimard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43473, divided into 38 chapters and 878 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 Trappers of Arkansas is presented in 38 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Trappers of Arkansas as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 878 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 38 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Trappers of Arkansas 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 Trappers of Arkansas

Common questions about reading The Trappers of Arkansas by Gustave Aimard on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Trappers of Arkansas?

Yes. All 4390 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43473 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Trappers of Arkansas is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #43473, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Trappers of Arkansas take to read?

About 365 minutes of reading across 878 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Trappers of Arkansas section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in The Trappers of Arkansas

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Trappers of Arkansas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Smuggler
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Chief
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Strong
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Prairie
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Trappers of Arkansas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.