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Babes in the Bush

Babes in the Bush by Rolf Boldrewood is available here as the complete text, split into 1709 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Rolf Boldrewood28 chapters

Babes in the Bush by Rolf Boldrewood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51209.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 28 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Babes in the Bush

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  1. Chapter I 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The First Camp 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The New Home 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Mr Henry O’desmond of Badajos 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V ‘Called on by the County’ 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI An Australian Yeoman 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Tom Glendinning, Stock-Rider 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Hubert Warleigh, Yr., of Warbrok 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Provincial Carnival 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Steeplechase Day 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Miss Vera Fane of Black Mountain 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Duel 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Life Story of Tom Glendinning 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI ‘So We’ll All Go a-Hunting to-Day’ 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The First Meet of the Lake William Hunt Club 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Major Discovers His Relative 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Black Thursday 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX An Unexpected Development 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI A Green Hand 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Injun Sign 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Battle of Rocky Creek 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Gyp’s Land 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Bob Clarke Once More Wins on the Post 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Return from Palestine 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Duel in the Snow 155 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Every sentence of Babes in the Bush 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 Babes in the Bush

Common questions about reading Babes in the Bush by Rolf Boldrewood on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Babes in the Bush?

Yes. All 8543 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51209 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Babes in the Bush is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #51209, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Babes in the Bush take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1709 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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