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Deirdre

Deirdre by James Stephens is available here as the complete text, split into 619 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Deirdre by James Stephens. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65950.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 40 chapters

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Deirdre

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This edition of Deirdre by James Stephens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65950, divided into 40 chapters and 619 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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This page carries the whole of Deirdre by James Stephens, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #65950, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3093 sentences across 40 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.

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Deirdre is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Deirdre as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 619 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 40 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Deirdre?

Yes. All 3093 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65950 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #65950, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Deirdre take to read?

About 257 minutes of reading across 619 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Deirdre

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

H-eireann: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Deirdre; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Conach: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Deirdre; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Nessa: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Deirdre; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Journey: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Deirdre; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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