Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 895 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4595.
Course Syllabus
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Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
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This edition of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4595, divided into 6 chapters and 895 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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The complete text of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #4595 and divided into 895 sections.
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How is Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures divided for reading?
Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 895 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.
Can I hear Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures 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 Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
Common questions about reading Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures?
Yes. All 4471 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4595 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4595, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures take to read?
About 372 minutes of reading across 895 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures section by section
How to work through Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
Words and structures a reader meets early in Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Evening
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Passionless
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Influences
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stealing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.