Biographical Sketches
Biographical Sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne is available here as the complete text, split into 107 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Biographical Sketches (From: "Fanshawe and Other Pieces") by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9245.
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This edition of Biographical Sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #9245, divided into 1 chapters and 107 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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Rather than presenting Biographical Sketches as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 107 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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Is this the complete text of Biographical Sketches?
Yes. All 533 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9245 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Biographical Sketches is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #9245, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Biographical Sketches take to read?
About 44 minutes of reading across 107 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Biographical Sketches
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- Contents
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- Hutchinson
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- William
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