Here Lies
Here Lies by Howard Wandrei is available here as the complete text, split into 20 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Here Lies by Howard Wandrei. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32469.
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Here Lies
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This edition of Here Lies by Howard Wandrei carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32469, divided into 1 chapters and 20 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 Here Lies is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #32469 and divided into 20 sections.
This page carries the whole of Here Lies by Howard Wandrei, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32469, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 98 sentences across 1 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 Here Lies divided for reading?
Here Lies is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Here Lies as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 20 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 1 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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Every sentence of Here Lies 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 Here Lies
Common questions about reading Here Lies by Howard Wandrei on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Here Lies?
Yes. All 98 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32469 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Here Lies is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32469, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Here Lies take to read?
About 8 minutes of reading across 20 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Here Lies section by section
How to work through Here Lies section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Here Lies
Words and structures a reader meets early in Here Lies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sidenote
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Here Lies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ironic
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Here Lies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Here Lies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Here Lies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.