Riley Farm-Rhymes
Riley Farm-Rhymes by James Whitcomb Riley is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 54 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Riley Farm-Rhymes by James Whitcomb Riley. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4783.
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Riley Farm-Rhymes
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This edition of Riley Farm-Rhymes by James Whitcomb Riley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4783, divided into 1 chapters and 54 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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How is Riley Farm-Rhymes divided for reading?
Riley Farm-Rhymes is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Riley Farm-Rhymes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 54 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 1 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.
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Every sentence of Riley Farm-Rhymes 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 Riley Farm-Rhymes
Common questions about reading Riley Farm-Rhymes by James Whitcomb Riley on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Riley Farm-Rhymes?
Yes. All 270 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4783 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Riley Farm-Rhymes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4783, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Riley Farm-Rhymes take to read?
About 22 minutes of reading across 54 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Riley Farm-Rhymes section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Riley Farm-Rhymes
Words and structures a reader meets early in Riley Farm-Rhymes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Deadnin'
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Riley Farm-Rhymes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thicket's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Riley Farm-Rhymes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- B'ilin'
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Riley Farm-Rhymes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rattle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Riley Farm-Rhymes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.