A Bundle of Ballads
A Bundle of Ballads by Henry [Editor] Morley is available here as the complete text, split into 383 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Bundle of Ballads by Henry [Editor] Morley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2831.
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A Bundle of Ballads
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This edition of A Bundle of Ballads by Henry [Editor] Morley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2831, divided into 6 chapters and 383 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 A Bundle of Ballads is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2831 and divided into 383 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Bundle of Ballads by Henry [Editor] Morley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2831, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1915 sentences across 6 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is A Bundle of Ballads divided for reading?
A Bundle of Ballads is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Bundle of Ballads as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 383 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 6 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Bundle of Ballads 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.
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Is this the complete text of A Bundle of Ballads?
Yes. All 1915 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2831 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Bundle of Ballads is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2831, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Bundle of Ballads take to read?
About 159 minutes of reading across 383 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Bundle of Ballads
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Bundle of Ballads, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Recitation
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- Dramatic
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- Energy
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- Whose
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