Angling Sketches
Angling Sketches by Andrew Lang is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 315 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Angling Sketches by Andrew Lang. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2022.
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Angling Sketches
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This edition of Angling Sketches by Andrew Lang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2022, divided into 10 chapters and 315 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Angling Sketches is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2022 and divided into 315 sections.
This page carries the whole of Angling Sketches by Andrew Lang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2022, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1573 sentences across 10 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 Angling Sketches divided for reading?
Angling Sketches is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Angling Sketches as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 315 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 10 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of Angling Sketches 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 Angling Sketches
Common questions about reading Angling Sketches by Andrew Lang on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Angling Sketches?
Yes. All 1573 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2022 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Angling Sketches is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2022, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Angling Sketches take to read?
About 131 minutes of reading across 315 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Angling Sketches section by section
How to work through Angling Sketches section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Angling Sketches
Words and structures a reader meets early in Angling Sketches, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Fisher
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Angling Sketches; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Well-wisher
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Angling Sketches; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Several
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Angling Sketches; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sketches
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Angling Sketches; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.