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Confessions and Criticisms

Confessions and Criticisms by Julian Hawthorne is available here as the complete text, split into 346 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Confessions and Criticisms by Julian Hawthorne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #7431.

10 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 10 chapters

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Confessions and Criticisms

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This edition of Confessions and Criticisms by Julian Hawthorne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #7431, divided into 10 chapters and 346 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 Confessions and Criticisms is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #7431 and divided into 346 sections.

This page carries the whole of Confessions and Criticisms by Julian Hawthorne, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #7431, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1728 sentences across 10 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 Confessions and Criticisms divided for reading?

Confessions and Criticisms is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Confessions and Criticisms as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 346 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 10 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.

Can I hear Confessions and Criticisms read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Confessions and Criticisms can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Confessions and Criticisms 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 Confessions and Criticisms

Common questions about reading Confessions and Criticisms by Julian Hawthorne on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Confessions and Criticisms?

Yes. All 1728 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #7431 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Confessions and Criticisms is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #7431, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Confessions and Criticisms take to read?

About 144 minutes of reading across 346 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Confessions and Criticisms section by section

How to work through Confessions and Criticisms section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in Confessions and Criticisms

Words and structures a reader meets early in Confessions and Criticisms, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Novels
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Confessions and Criticisms; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Agnosticism
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Confessions and Criticisms; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Novel
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Confessions and Criticisms; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Times
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Confessions and Criticisms; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.