Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War by Herman Melville is available here as the complete text, split into 286 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
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This edition of Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War by Herman Melville carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12384, divided into 4 chapters and 286 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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Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 286 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 4 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 Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War?
Yes. All 1429 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12384 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #12384, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War take to read?
About 119 minutes of reading across 286 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Words and structures a reader meets early in Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Battle-pieces
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- Aspects
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- Herman
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- Melville
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