Anima Poetæ
Anima Poetæ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is available here as the complete text, split into 549 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Anima Poetæ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41705.
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Anima Poetæ
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This edition of Anima Poetæ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41705, divided into 11 chapters and 549 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 Anima Poetæ is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41705 and divided into 549 sections.
This page carries the whole of Anima Poetæ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41705, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2741 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 Anima Poetæ divided for reading?
Anima Poetæ is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Anima Poetæ as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 549 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 Anima Poetæ can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Anima Poetæ 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 Anima Poetæ
Common questions about reading Anima Poetæ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Anima Poetæ?
Yes. All 2741 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41705 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Anima Poetæ is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41705, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Anima Poetæ take to read?
About 228 minutes of reading across 549 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Anima Poetæ section by section
How to work through Anima Poetæ section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Anima Poetæ
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