Barren Ground
Barren Ground by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow is available here as the complete text, split into 1885 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Barren Ground by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66191.
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Barren Ground
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This edition of Barren Ground by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66191, divided into 23 chapters and 1885 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 Barren Ground is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #66191 and divided into 1885 sections.
This page carries the whole of Barren Ground by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #66191, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9424 sentences across 23 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 Barren Ground divided for reading?
Barren Ground is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Barren Ground as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1885 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 23 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Barren Ground?
Yes. All 9424 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66191 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Barren Ground is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #66191, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Barren Ground take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1885 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Barren Ground section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Barren Ground
Words and structures a reader meets early in Barren Ground, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Arrangement
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Barren Ground; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Doubleday
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- Orange-colored
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- Shawl
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Barren Ground; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.