Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal
Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Edmondo De Amicis is available here as the complete text, split into 961 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Edmondo De Amicis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28961.
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Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal
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This edition of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Edmondo De Amicis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #28961, divided into 12 chapters and 961 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 Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #28961 and divided into 961 sections.
This page carries the whole of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Edmondo De Amicis, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #28961, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4801 sentences across 12 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 Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal divided for reading?
Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 961 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 12 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 Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal 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 Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal
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Is this the complete text of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal?
Yes. All 4801 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28961 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #28961, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal take to read?
About 400 minutes of reading across 961 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Specially
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- Dedicated
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- Elementary
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- Schools
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