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On the Plantation

On the Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris is available here as the complete text, split into 503 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Joel Chandler Harris15 chapters

On the Plantation: A Story of a Georgia Boy's Adventures during the War by Joel Chandler Harris. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50701.

15 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 15 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

On the Plantation

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0 of 498 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Joe Maxwell Makes a Start 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Plantation Newspaper 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Tracking a Runaway 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Shadows of the War 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Mr. Wall's Story 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Owl and the Birds 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Old Zip Coon 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Something About “Sandy-Claus” 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Deserters and Runaways 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Story-Tellers 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Relief Committee 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Georgia Fox-Hunt 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Night's Adventures 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Curtain Falls 18 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of On the Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50701, divided into 15 chapters and 503 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 On the Plantation is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50701 and divided into 503 sections.

This page carries the whole of On the Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #50701, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2515 sentences across 15 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 On the Plantation divided for reading?

On the Plantation is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting On the Plantation as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 503 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 15 chapters.

Can I hear On the Plantation read aloud?

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

Every sentence of On the Plantation 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 On the Plantation

Common questions about reading On the Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of On the Plantation?

Yes. All 2515 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50701 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of On the Plantation is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #50701, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does On the Plantation take to read?

About 209 minutes of reading across 503 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read On the Plantation section by section

How to work through On the Plantation section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in On the Plantation

Words and structures a reader meets early in On the Plantation, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Story
A word that appears in the opening chapter of On the Plantation; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Georgia
A word that appears in the opening chapter of On the Plantation; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Boy's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of On the Plantation; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Adventures
A word that appears in the opening chapter of On the Plantation; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.