Homestead Ranch
Homestead Ranch by Elizabeth G. Young is available here as the complete text, split into 1080 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Homestead Ranch by Elizabeth G. Young. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63389.
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Homestead Ranch
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This edition of Homestead Ranch by Elizabeth G. Young carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63389, divided into 22 chapters and 1080 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.
Where can I read Homestead Ranch in full?
The complete text of Homestead Ranch is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63389 and divided into 1080 sections.
This page carries the whole of Homestead Ranch by Elizabeth G. Young, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #63389, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5397 sentences across 22 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 Homestead Ranch divided for reading?
Homestead Ranch is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Homestead Ranch as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1080 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 22 chapters.
Can I hear Homestead Ranch read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Homestead Ranch can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Homestead Ranch 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 Homestead Ranch
Common questions about reading Homestead Ranch by Elizabeth G. Young on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Homestead Ranch?
Yes. All 5397 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63389 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Homestead Ranch is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #63389, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Homestead Ranch take to read?
About 449 minutes of reading across 1080 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Homestead Ranch section by section
How to work through Homestead Ranch section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 22 chapters of Homestead Ranch to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Homestead Ranch
Words and structures a reader meets early in Homestead Ranch, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Train
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Homestead Ranch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Crossed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Homestead Ranch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rocky
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Homestead Ranch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mountains
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Homestead Ranch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.