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The Sheep-Stealers

The Sheep-Stealers by Violet Jacob is available here as the complete text, split into 1138 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Sheep-Stealers by Violet Jacob. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57427.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 36 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Sheep-Stealers

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

0 of 1127 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Sheep-Stealers by Violet Jacob carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57427, divided into 36 chapters and 1138 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.

Where can I read The Sheep-Stealers in full?

The complete text of The Sheep-Stealers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57427 and divided into 1138 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Sheep-Stealers by Violet Jacob, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #57427, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5690 sentences across 36 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 The Sheep-Stealers divided for reading?

The Sheep-Stealers is presented in 36 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Sheep-Stealers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1138 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 36 chapters.

Can I hear The Sheep-Stealers read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Sheep-Stealers can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Sheep-Stealers 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 The Sheep-Stealers

Common questions about reading The Sheep-Stealers by Violet Jacob on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Sheep-Stealers?

Yes. All 5690 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57427 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Sheep-Stealers is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #57427, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Sheep-Stealers take to read?

About 474 minutes of reading across 1138 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Sheep-Stealers section by section

How to work through The Sheep-Stealers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Sheep-Stealers

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sheep-Stealers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

London
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sheep-Stealers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
William
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sheep-Stealers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Heinemann
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sheep-Stealers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bedford
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sheep-Stealers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.