American ideas for English readers
American ideas for English readers by James Russell Lowell is available here as the complete text, split into 80 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
American ideas for English readers by James Russell Lowell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #73728.
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American ideas for English readers
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This edition of American ideas for English readers by James Russell Lowell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #73728, divided into 1 chapters and 80 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 American ideas for English readers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #73728 and divided into 80 sections.
This page carries the whole of American ideas for English readers by James Russell Lowell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #73728, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 398 sentences across 1 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
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American ideas for English readers is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting American ideas for English readers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 80 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 American ideas for English readers 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.
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Is this the complete text of American ideas for English readers?
Yes. All 398 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73728 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of American ideas for English readers is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #73728, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does American ideas for English readers take to read?
About 33 minutes of reading across 80 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in American ideas for English readers
Words and structures a reader meets early in American ideas for English readers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- American
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- Ideas
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- English
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- Readers
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