A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass
A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Amy Lowell is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 123 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Amy Lowell. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #261.
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A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass
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This edition of A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Amy Lowell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #261, divided into 5 chapters and 123 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #261 and divided into 123 sections.
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A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 123 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 5 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass?
Yes. All 612 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #261 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #261, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass take to read?
About 51 minutes of reading across 123 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- American
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- Massachusetts
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- Critic
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Many-coloured
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.