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The Country of the Pointed Firs

by Sarah Orne Jewett

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The Country of the Pointed Firs is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Sarah Orne Jewett. Catalog subjects include Maine -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Pastoral fiction. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

The Country of the Pointed Firs is calibrated from 41,348 sampled words across 21 chapters: sentences average 18.5 words, 27.3% exceed 24 words and 4.2% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Medium-length sentences averaging 18.5 words, with 27.3% extending beyond 24 words

Vocabulary

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4.2% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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Short commitment

Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 8 calm 30-minute sessions.

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Table of contents

21 chapters

  1. 01I. The Return2 min
  2. 02II. Mrs. Todd7 min
  3. 03III. The Schoolhouse3 min
  4. 04IV. At the Schoolhouse Window4 min
  5. 05V. Captain Littlepage9 min
  6. 06VI. The Waiting Place10 min
  7. 07VII. The Outer Island5 min
  8. 08VIII. Green Island16 min
  9. 09IX. William5 min
  10. 10X. Where Pennyroyal Grew7 min
  11. 11XI. The Old Singers5 min
  12. 12XII. A Strange Sail11 min
  13. 13XIII. Poor Joanna16 min
  14. 14XIV. The Hermitage11 min
  15. 15XV. On Shell-heap Island5 min
  16. 16XVI. The Great Expedition9 min
  17. 17XVII. A Country Road10 min
  18. 18XVIII. The Bowden Reunion18 min
  19. 19XIX. The Feast's End8 min
  20. 20XX. Along Shore22 min
  21. 21XXI. The Backward View7 min
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Sarah Orne Jewett: American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909).

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