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From Farm to Fortune

From Farm to Fortune by Horatio, Jr. Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 822 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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From Farm to Fortune by Horatio, Jr. Alger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22565.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 30 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

From Farm to Fortune

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0 of 812 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 32 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of From Farm to Fortune by Horatio, Jr. Alger carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22565, divided into 30 chapters and 822 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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This page carries the whole of From Farm to Fortune by Horatio, Jr. Alger, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #22565, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4110 sentences across 30 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 From Farm to Fortune divided for reading?

From Farm to Fortune is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting From Farm to Fortune as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 822 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 30 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

Can I hear From Farm to Fortune read aloud?

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Every sentence of From Farm to Fortune 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 From Farm to Fortune

Common questions about reading From Farm to Fortune by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of From Farm to Fortune?

Yes. All 4110 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22565 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of From Farm to Fortune is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #22565, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does From Farm to Fortune take to read?

About 342 minutes of reading across 822 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read From Farm to Fortune section by section

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in From Farm to Fortune

Words and structures a reader meets early in From Farm to Fortune, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Where
A word that appears in the opening chapter of From Farm to Fortune; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fishing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of From Farm to Fortune; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Answered
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Addressed
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