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Brief Lives, Vol. 2

Brief Lives, Vol. 2 by John Aubrey is available here as the complete text, split into 2686 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

John Aubrey33 chapters

Brief Lives, Vol. 2 by John Aubrey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47791.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 33 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Brief Lives, Vol. 2

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 2669 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 by John Aubrey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47791, divided into 33 chapters and 2686 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 Brief Lives, Vol. 2 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #47791 and divided into 2686 sections.

This page carries the whole of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 by John Aubrey, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #47791, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 13426 sentences across 33 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 Brief Lives, Vol. 2 divided for reading?

Brief Lives, Vol. 2 is presented in 33 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Brief Lives, Vol. 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2686 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 33 chapters.

Can I hear Brief Lives, Vol. 2 read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 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 Brief Lives, Vol. 2

Common questions about reading Brief Lives, Vol. 2 by John Aubrey on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Brief Lives, Vol. 2?

Yes. All 13426 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47791 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #47791, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Brief Lives, Vol. 2 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2686 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Brief Lives, Vol. 2 section by section

How to work through Brief Lives, Vol. 2 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Brief Lives, Vol. 2

Words and structures a reader meets early in Brief Lives, Vol. 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Henry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Brief Lives, Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Frowde
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Brief Lives, Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Brief
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Brief Lives, Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lives
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Brief Lives, Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.