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The Story of an African Farm

The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1260 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1441.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Story of an African Farm

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0 of 1249 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 111 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 39 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1441, divided into 27 chapters and 1260 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 The Story of an African Farm divided for reading?

The Story of an African Farm is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Story of an African Farm as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1260 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 27 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 The Story of an African Farm read aloud?

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Every sentence of The Story of an African Farm 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 Story of an African Farm

Common questions about reading The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Story of an African Farm?

Yes. All 6299 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1441 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Story of an African Farm is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #1441, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Story of an African Farm take to read?

About 524 minutes of reading across 1260 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Story of an African Farm

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Story of an African Farm, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Watch
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of an African Farm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
African
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of an African Farm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Poured
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of an African Farm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Light
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of an African Farm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.