According to Plato
According to Plato by Frank Frankfort Moore is available here as the complete text, split into 799 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
According to Plato by Frank Frankfort Moore. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51969.
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According to Plato
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
This edition of According to Plato by Frank Frankfort Moore carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51969, divided into 32 chapters and 799 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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Is this the complete text of According to Plato?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #51969, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does According to Plato take to read?
About 332 minutes of reading across 799 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Bankrupt
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- Least
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- Twice
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- Afford
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