An Autumn Sowing
An Autumn Sowing by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson is available here as the complete text, split into 845 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
An Autumn Sowing by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56948.
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An Autumn Sowing
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This edition of An Autumn Sowing by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56948, divided into 11 chapters and 845 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 An Autumn Sowing is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #56948 and divided into 845 sections.
This page carries the whole of An Autumn Sowing by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #56948, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4221 sentences across 11 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.
How is An Autumn Sowing divided for reading?
An Autumn Sowing is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting An Autumn Sowing as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 845 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 11 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of An Autumn Sowing can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of An Autumn Sowing 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 An Autumn Sowing
Common questions about reading An Autumn Sowing by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of An Autumn Sowing?
Yes. All 4221 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56948 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of An Autumn Sowing is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #56948, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does An Autumn Sowing take to read?
About 351 minutes of reading across 845 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read An Autumn Sowing section by section
How to work through An Autumn Sowing section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in An Autumn Sowing
Words and structures a reader meets early in An Autumn Sowing, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- First
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Autumn Sowing; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Impression
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- November
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- Second
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