Biography for Beginners
Biography for Beginners by E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) [Editor] Bentley is available here as the complete text, split into 31 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Biography for Beginners Being a Collection of Miscellaneous Examples for the Use of Upper Forms by E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) [Editor] Bentley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #46691.
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Biography for Beginners
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This edition of Biography for Beginners by E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) [Editor] Bentley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46691, divided into 1 chapters and 31 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.
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The complete text of Biography for Beginners is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #46691 and divided into 31 sections.
This page carries the whole of Biography for Beginners by E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) [Editor] Bentley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #46691, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 153 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 Biography for Beginners divided for reading?
Biography for Beginners is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Biography for Beginners as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 31 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 sections are gathered into 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of Biography for Beginners 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 Biography for Beginners
Common questions about reading Biography for Beginners by E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) [Editor] Bentley on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Biography for Beginners?
Yes. All 153 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46691 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Biography for Beginners is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #46691, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Biography for Beginners take to read?
About 12 minutes of reading across 31 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Biography for Beginners section by section
How to work through Biography for Beginners section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Biography for Beginners
Words and structures a reader meets early in Biography for Beginners, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Biography for Beginners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dukedom
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Biography for Beginners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Portsea
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Biography for Beginners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thomas
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Biography for Beginners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.