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Ballads, Founded on Anecdotes Relating

Ballads, Founded on Anecdotes Relating by William Hayley is available here as the complete text, split into 139 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Ballads, Founded on Anecdotes Relating is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Ballads, Founded on Anecdotes Relating as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 139 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 2 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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Is this the complete text of Ballads, Founded on Anecdotes Relating?

Yes. All 693 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9048 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #9048, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Ballads, Founded on Anecdotes Relating take to read?

About 57 minutes of reading across 139 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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William
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Hayley
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Founded
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Anecdotes
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