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Under the Greenwood Tree

Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy is available here as the complete text, split into 587 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2662.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 30 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Under the Greenwood Tree

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  1. Chapter I 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Mellstock-Lane 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Tranter’s 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Assembled Quire 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Going the Rounds 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Listeners 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Christmas Morning 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Tranter’s Party 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX They Dance More Wildly 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Dick Calls at the School 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Meeting of the Quire 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Turn in the Discussion 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Interview with the Vicar 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Returning Home Ward 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Yalbury Wood and the Keeper’s House 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Dick Makes Himself Useful 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Dick Meets His Father 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Driving Out of Budmouth 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Further Along the Road 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Confession 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI An Arrangement 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Going Nutting 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Honey-Taking, and Afterwards 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Fancy in the Rain 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Spell 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI After Gaining Her Point 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Into Temptation 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX ‘The Knot There’s No Untying’ 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Under the Greenwood Tree 18 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2662, divided into 30 chapters and 587 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.

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The complete text of Under the Greenwood Tree is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2662 and divided into 587 sections.

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Under the Greenwood Tree is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Under the Greenwood Tree as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 587 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 30 chapters.

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Every sentence of Under the Greenwood Tree 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 Under the Greenwood Tree

Common questions about reading Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Under the Greenwood Tree?

Yes. All 2933 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2662 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Under the Greenwood Tree is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2662, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Under the Greenwood Tree take to read?

About 244 minutes of reading across 587 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Under the Greenwood Tree

Words and structures a reader meets early in Under the Greenwood Tree, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Story
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Under the Greenwood Tree; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mellstock
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Quire
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Established
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