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White Fire

White Fire by John Oxenham is available here as the complete text, split into 993 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

John Oxenham33 chapters

White Fire by John Oxenham. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38061.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 33 chapters

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White Fire

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0 of 979 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of White Fire by John Oxenham carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38061, divided into 33 chapters and 993 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 White Fire is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38061 and divided into 993 sections.

This page carries the whole of White Fire by John Oxenham, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #38061, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4962 sentences across 33 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 White Fire divided for reading?

White Fire is presented in 33 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting White Fire as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 993 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 33 chapters.

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Every sentence of White Fire 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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Is this the complete text of White Fire?

Yes. All 4962 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38061 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of White Fire is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #38061, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does White Fire take to read?

About 413 minutes of reading across 993 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in White Fire

Words and structures a reader meets early in White Fire, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Adversity: A word that appears in the opening chapter of White Fire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Strong: A word that appears in the opening chapter of White Fire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stronger: A word that appears in the opening chapter of White Fire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Still: A word that appears in the opening chapter of White Fire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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How is White Fire divided for reading?

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Vocabulary met early in White Fire