A Day with William Shakespeare
A Day with William Shakespeare by May Byron is available here as the complete text, split into 54 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Day with William Shakespeare by May Byron. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40441.
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A Day with William Shakespeare
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This edition of A Day with William Shakespeare by May Byron carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40441, divided into 1 chapters and 54 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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A Day with William Shakespeare is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Day with William Shakespeare as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 54 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Day with William Shakespeare 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 A Day with William Shakespeare
Common questions about reading A Day with William Shakespeare by May Byron on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Day with William Shakespeare?
Yes. All 270 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40441 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Day with William Shakespeare is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40441, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Day with William Shakespeare take to read?
About 22 minutes of reading across 54 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Day with William Shakespeare section by section
How to work through A Day with William Shakespeare section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Day with William Shakespeare
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Day with William Shakespeare, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ardent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Day with William Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Love-scene
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Day with William Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gardens
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- Verona
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Day with William Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.