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Poor and Proud

Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 553 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #484.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 21 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Poor and Proud

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 9 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #484, divided into 21 chapters and 553 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 Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #484, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2764 sentences across 21 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 Poor and Proud divided for reading?

Poor and Proud is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Poor and Proud as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 553 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 21 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 Poor and Proud read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Poor and Proud can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Poor and Proud 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 Poor and Proud

Common questions about reading Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Poor and Proud?

Yes. All 2764 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #484 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Poor and Proud is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #484, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Poor and Proud take to read?

About 230 minutes of reading across 553 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Poor and Proud 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 Poor and Proud

Words and structures a reader meets early in Poor and Proud, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Redburn
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poor and Proud; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Others
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poor and Proud; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Introduced
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poor and Proud; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Flounder
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poor and Proud; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.