Dreams and delights
Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck is available here as the complete text, split into 855 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #69786.
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Dreams and delights
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This edition of Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #69786, divided into 10 chapters and 855 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 Dreams and delights is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #69786 and divided into 855 sections.
This page carries the whole of Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #69786, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4273 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 Dreams and delights divided for reading?
Dreams and delights is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dreams and delights as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 855 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 10 chapters.
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Every sentence of Dreams and delights 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 Dreams and delights
Common questions about reading Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Dreams and delights?
Yes. All 4273 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #69786 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dreams and delights is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #69786, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dreams and delights take to read?
About 356 minutes of reading across 855 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Dreams and delights section by section
How to work through Dreams and delights section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Dreams and delights
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dreams and delights, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Dreams
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dreams and delights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Perfume
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dreams and delights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rainbow
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dreams and delights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Treasure
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dreams and delights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.