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Main-Travelled Roads

Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland is available here as the complete text, split into 1332 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Hamlin Garland30 chapters

Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2809.

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.

Main-Travelled Roads

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1318 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

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

This edition of Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2809, divided into 30 chapters and 1332 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 Main-Travelled Roads divided for reading?

Main-Travelled Roads is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Main-Travelled Roads as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1332 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 30 chapters.

Can I hear Main-Travelled Roads read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Main-Travelled Roads can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Main-Travelled Roads 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 Main-Travelled Roads

Common questions about reading Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Main-Travelled Roads?

Yes. All 6660 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2809 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Main-Travelled Roads is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2809, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Main-Travelled Roads take to read?

About 555 minutes of reading across 1332 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Main-Travelled Roads section by section

How to work through Main-Travelled Roads section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Main-Travelled Roads

Words and structures a reader meets early in Main-Travelled Roads, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Main-travelled
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Main-Travelled Roads; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Roads
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Main-Travelled Roads; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Other
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Main-Travelled Roads; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dutcher's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Main-Travelled Roads; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.