Familiar Letters — Volume 06
Familiar Letters — Volume 06 by Henry David Thoreau is available here as the complete text, split into 1507 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Familiar Letters The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 06 (of 20) by Henry David Thoreau. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43523.
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Familiar Letters — Volume 06
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This edition of Familiar Letters — Volume 06 by Henry David Thoreau carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43523, divided into 19 chapters and 1507 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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How is Familiar Letters — Volume 06 divided for reading?
Familiar Letters — Volume 06 is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Familiar Letters — Volume 06 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1507 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 19 chapters.
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Every sentence of Familiar Letters — Volume 06 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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Is this the complete text of Familiar Letters — Volume 06?
Yes. All 7534 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43523 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Familiar Letters — Volume 06 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43523, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Familiar Letters — Volume 06 take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1507 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Familiar Letters — Volume 06
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