A Household Book of English Poetry
A Household Book of English Poetry by Richard Chenevix [Compiler] Trench is available here as the complete text, split into 682 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Household Book of English Poetry Selected and Arranged with Notes by Richard Chenevix [Compiler] Trench. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55496.
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A Household Book of English Poetry
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A Household Book of English Poetry is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Yes. All 3408 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55496 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #55496, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 284 minutes of reading across 682 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Richard
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