As You Like It
As You Like It by William Shakespeare is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 304 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
As You Like It by William Shakespeare. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1121.
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As You Like It
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This edition of As You Like It by William Shakespeare carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1121, divided into 9 chapters and 304 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.
Where can I read As You Like It in full?
The complete text of As You Like It is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1121 and divided into 304 sections.
This page carries the whole of As You Like It by William Shakespeare, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1121, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1516 sentences across 9 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 You Like It divided for reading?
As You Like It is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting As You Like It as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 304 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 9 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.
Can I hear As You Like It read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of As You Like It can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of As You Like It 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 You Like It
Common questions about reading As You Like It by William Shakespeare on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of As You Like It?
Yes. All 1516 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1121 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of As You Like It is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1121, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does As You Like It take to read?
About 126 minutes of reading across 304 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read As You Like It section by section
How to work through As You Like It section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 9 chapters of As You Like It to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in As You Like It
Words and structures a reader meets early in As You Like It, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Addition
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- Notes
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- Below
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- Think
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of As You Like It; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.