Five Acres Too Much
Five Acres Too Much by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt is available here as the complete text, split into 435 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Five Acres Too Much A truthful elucidation of the attractions of the country, and a careful consideration of the question of profit and loss as involved in amateur farming, with much valuable advice and instruction to those about purchasing large or small places in the rural districts by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55220.
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Five Acres Too Much
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This edition of Five Acres Too Much by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55220, divided into 21 chapters and 435 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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Is this the complete text of Five Acres Too Much?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #55220, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Five Acres Too Much take to read?
About 181 minutes of reading across 435 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Beautiful
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- Coach
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