As Long As You Wish
As Long As You Wish by John O'Keefe is available here as the complete text, split into 32 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
As Long As You Wish by John O'Keefe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #24121.
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As Long As You Wish
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This edition of As Long As You Wish by John O'Keefe carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #24121, divided into 1 chapters and 32 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 As Long As You Wish is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #24121 and divided into 32 sections.
This page carries the whole of As Long As You Wish by John O'Keefe, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #24121, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 157 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.
How is As Long As You Wish divided for reading?
As Long As You Wish is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting As Long As You Wish as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 32 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 1 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of As Long As You Wish can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of As Long As You Wish 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 As Long As You Wish
Common questions about reading As Long As You Wish by John O'Keefe on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of As Long As You Wish?
Yes. All 157 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24121 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of As Long As You Wish is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #24121, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does As Long As You Wish take to read?
About 13 minutes of reading across 32 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read As Long As You Wish section by section
How to work through As Long As You Wish section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in As Long As You Wish
Words and structures a reader meets early in As Long As You Wish, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Somehow
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of As Long As You Wish; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Trapped
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of As Long As You Wish; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Circular
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of As Long As You Wish; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- System
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of As Long As You Wish; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.