A Peep Into the Past
A Peep Into the Past by Max, Sir Beerbohm is available here as the complete text, split into 14 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Peep Into the Past by Max, Sir Beerbohm. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #67604.
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A Peep Into the Past
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This edition of A Peep Into the Past by Max, Sir Beerbohm carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #67604, divided into 1 chapters and 14 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 Peep Into the Past is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #67604 and divided into 14 sections.
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How is A Peep Into the Past divided for reading?
A Peep Into the Past is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Peep Into the Past as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 14 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Peep Into the Past can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Peep Into the Past 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 Peep Into the Past
Common questions about reading A Peep Into the Past by Max, Sir Beerbohm on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Peep Into the Past?
Yes. All 69 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #67604 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Peep Into the Past is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #67604, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Peep Into the Past take to read?
About 5 minutes of reading across 14 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Peep Into the Past section by section
How to work through A Peep Into the Past section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Peep Into the Past
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