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Black Sheep: A Novel

Black Sheep: A Novel by Edmund Yates is available here as the complete text, split into 1629 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Edmund Yates37 chapters

Black Sheep: A Novel by Edmund Yates. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59927.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Black Sheep: A Novel

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0 of 1616 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Black Sheep: A Novel by Edmund Yates carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59927, divided into 37 chapters and 1629 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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How is Black Sheep: A Novel divided for reading?

Black Sheep: A Novel is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Black Sheep: A Novel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1629 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 37 chapters.

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Every sentence of Black Sheep: A Novel 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 Black Sheep: A Novel

Common questions about reading Black Sheep: A Novel by Edmund Yates on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Black Sheep: A Novel?

Yes. All 8144 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59927 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Black Sheep: A Novel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #59927, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Black Sheep: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1629 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Black Sheep: A Novel section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Black Sheep: A Novel

Words and structures a reader meets early in Black Sheep: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Avenue
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Right
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Bearin'
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Cross
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