George Washington
George Washington by Ferdinand Schmidt is available here as the complete text, split into 286 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
George Washington by Ferdinand Schmidt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60236.
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George Washington
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This edition of George Washington by Ferdinand Schmidt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60236, divided into 18 chapters and 286 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 George Washington is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60236 and divided into 286 sections.
This page carries the whole of George Washington by Ferdinand Schmidt, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60236, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1430 sentences across 18 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 George Washington divided for reading?
George Washington is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting George Washington as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 286 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 18 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of George Washington can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of George Washington 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 George Washington?
Yes. All 1430 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60236 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of George Washington is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60236, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does George Washington take to read?
About 119 minutes of reading across 286 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read George Washington section by section
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Vocabulary met early in George Washington
Words and structures a reader meets early in George Washington, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Https
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- Translator
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- Memories
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- Immensee
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