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Johnstone of the Border

Johnstone of the Border by Harold Bindloss is available here as the complete text, split into 1192 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Johnstone of the Border by Harold Bindloss. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34425.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Johnstone of the Border

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  1. Chapter I 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Johnstone of the Border by Harold Bindloss carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34425, divided into 31 chapters and 1192 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 Johnstone of the Border is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34425 and divided into 1192 sections.

This page carries the whole of Johnstone of the Border by Harold Bindloss, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34425, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5960 sentences across 31 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 Johnstone of the Border divided for reading?

Johnstone of the Border is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Johnstone of the Border as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1192 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 31 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Johnstone of the Border can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Johnstone of the Border 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 Johnstone of the Border

Common questions about reading Johnstone of the Border by Harold Bindloss on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Johnstone of the Border?

Yes. All 5960 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34425 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Johnstone of the Border is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #34425, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Johnstone of the Border take to read?

About 496 minutes of reading across 1192 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Johnstone of the Border section by section

How to work through Johnstone of the Border section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Johnstone of the Border

Words and structures a reader meets early in Johnstone of the Border, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Prescott
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Saskatchewan
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Ranching
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