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This Country of Ours

This Country of Ours by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 2006 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

This Country of Ours by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3761.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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This Country of Ours

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 95 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Chapter 38 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Chapter 39 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Chapter 40 52 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of This Country of Ours by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3761, divided into 40 chapters and 2006 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 This Country of Ours divided for reading?

This Country of Ours is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting This Country of Ours as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2006 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 40 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 This Country of Ours read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of This Country of Ours can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of This Country of Ours 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 This Country of Ours

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Is this the complete text of This Country of Ours?

Yes. All 10029 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3761 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of This Country of Ours is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3761, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does This Country of Ours take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2006 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in This Country of Ours

Words and structures a reader meets early in This Country of Ours, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Dwelt
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Country of Ours; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Greenland
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Country of Ours; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Named
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Country of Ours; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mighty
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Country of Ours; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.