Gifts of Genius
Gifts of Genius by Samuel [Author of introduction, etc.] Osgood is available here as the complete text, split into 489 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Gifts of Genius: A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors by Samuel [Author of introduction, etc.] Osgood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17872.
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This edition of Gifts of Genius by Samuel [Author of introduction, etc.] Osgood carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17872, divided into 6 chapters and 489 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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How is Gifts of Genius divided for reading?
Gifts of Genius is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Gifts of Genius as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 489 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 6 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Questions about reading Gifts of Genius
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Is this the complete text of Gifts of Genius?
Yes. All 2442 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17872 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Gifts of Genius is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #17872, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Gifts of Genius take to read?
About 203 minutes of reading across 489 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Gifts of Genius
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- American
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- Authors
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- Entered
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- According
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