Bulchevy's Book of English Verse
Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Arthur [Editor] Quiller-Couch is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 799 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Arthur [Editor] Quiller-Couch. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1304.
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Bulchevy's Book of English Verse
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This edition of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Arthur [Editor] Quiller-Couch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1304, divided into 11 chapters and 799 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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The complete text of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1304 and divided into 799 sections.
This page carries the whole of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Arthur [Editor] Quiller-Couch, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1304, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3994 sentences across 11 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 Bulchevy's Book of English Verse divided for reading?
Bulchevy's Book of English Verse is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Bulchevy's Book of English Verse as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 799 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 11 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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Every sentence of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse 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 Bulchevy's Book of English Verse
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Is this the complete text of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse?
Yes. All 3994 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1304 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1304, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Bulchevy's Book of English Verse take to read?
About 332 minutes of reading across 799 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Bulchevy's Book of English Verse section by section
How to work through Bulchevy's Book of English Verse section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Bulchevy's Book of English Verse
Words and structures a reader meets early in Bulchevy's Book of English Verse, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ancient
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mariner
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Meeteth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Three
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.