Dramatis Personæ
Dramatis Personæ by Arthur Symons is available here as the complete text, split into 462 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dramatis Personæ by Arthur Symons. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62270.
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Dramatis Personæ
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This edition of Dramatis Personæ by Arthur Symons carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62270, divided into 5 chapters and 462 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 Dramatis Personæ is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62270 and divided into 462 sections.
This page carries the whole of Dramatis Personæ by Arthur Symons, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62270, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2307 sentences across 5 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 Dramatis Personæ divided for reading?
Dramatis Personæ is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dramatis Personæ as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 462 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 5 chapters.
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Every sentence of Dramatis Personæ 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.
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Common questions about reading Dramatis Personæ by Arthur Symons on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Dramatis Personæ?
Yes. All 2307 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62270 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dramatis Personæ is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62270, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dramatis Personæ take to read?
About 192 minutes of reading across 462 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Dramatis Personæ section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Dramatis Personæ
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dramatis Personæ, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Although
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dramatis Personæ; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Presumptuous
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dramatis Personæ; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Introduce
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dramatis Personæ; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Arthur
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dramatis Personæ; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.