VELMORA ACADEMY

Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies

Menu Close

The Harvester

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Harvester is here in full — 884 sentences across 177 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Gene Stratton-Porter • Curated US English Learning Edition

Cover illustration for The Harvester

English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5

At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

“Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

“It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher.

This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

Narrator

Speed 0.75x

AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English

LEARNER DICTIONARY

Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XIII Reading 1/176

The Harvester Gene Stratton-Porter

Cover illustration for The Harvester

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Harvester is here in full — 884 sentences across 177 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn. The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly. “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl. “It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher. This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

The Harvester

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Harvester is here in full — 884 sentences across 177 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/176 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

Line 2

The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

Line 3

“Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

Line 4

“It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher.

Line 5

This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

All words in this reading · 78

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

above

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

asked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

At

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

beside

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

between

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

by

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

city

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

corn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

country

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

covered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

cultivated

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

different

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

dotted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

dropping

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

farms

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

fences

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

fertile

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

fields

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

first

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

forests

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

formed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

from

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

Girl

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

graceful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

growing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

half

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

Harvester

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher.

higher

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher.

ingathering

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

is

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

It

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher.

larks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

lay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

lies

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher.

low

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

melody

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

moons

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

nighthawks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

oats

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

older

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher.

on

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

other

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

plainly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

quail

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

replied

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is older,” replied the Harvester, “and it lies higher.

ripening

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

road

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

sailed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

seas

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

settled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

shocked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

shorn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

showed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

side

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

slipped

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

soared

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

spots

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

spread

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

swamp

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

their

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

this

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

trailing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

undulant

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

were

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

wheat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

when

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was settled and well cultivated when that was a swamp.

white

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

Why

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why is this country so different from the other side of the city?” asked the Girl.

wings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larks were trailing melody above the shorn and growing fields, the quail were ingathering beside the fences, and from the forests on graceful wings slipped the nighthawks and sailed and soared, dropping so low that the half moons formed by white spots on their spread wings showed plainly.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first the road lay between fertile farms dotted with shocked wheat, covered with undulant seas of ripening oats, and forests of growing corn.

Chapter 13 of The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter holds 884 sentences, grouped into 177 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 13 of The Harvester contain?

Chapter 13 holds 884 sentences of The Harvester, unabridged, divided into 177 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 884 sentences, grouped into 177 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 13 of The Harvester?

Work through the 177 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 177 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Harvester

Common questions about reading The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Harvester?

Yes. All 10411 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #349 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Harvester is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #349, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Harvester take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2083 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Harvester section by section

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

Open a chapter

Choose one of the 21 chapters of The Harvester to begin.
Read one section

Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Listen and tap

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

Vocabulary met early in The Harvester

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

Harvester: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hollow: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hewed: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stoop: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.