Americanisms and Briticisms
Americanisms and Briticisms by Brander Matthews is available here as the complete text, split into 243 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Americanisms and Briticisms by Brander Matthews. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37029.
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Americanisms and Briticisms
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This edition of Americanisms and Briticisms by Brander Matthews carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37029, divided into 3 chapters and 243 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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Americanisms and Briticisms is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Americanisms and Briticisms as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 243 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 3 chapters.
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Every sentence of Americanisms and Briticisms 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 Americanisms and Briticisms?
Yes. All 1212 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37029 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Americanisms and Briticisms is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37029, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Americanisms and Briticisms take to read?
About 101 minutes of reading across 243 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Americanisms and Briticisms
Words and structures a reader meets early in Americanisms and Briticisms, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Novel
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- Written
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- Decade
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- Nineteenth
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