Hours in a Library, Volume 2
Hours in a Library, Volume 2 by Leslie Stephen is available here as the complete text, split into 889 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Hours in a Library, Volume 2 New Edition, with Additions by Leslie Stephen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30336.
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Hours in a Library, Volume 2
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This edition of Hours in a Library, Volume 2 by Leslie Stephen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30336, divided into 11 chapters and 889 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 Hours in a Library, Volume 2 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30336 and divided into 889 sections.
This page carries the whole of Hours in a Library, Volume 2 by Leslie Stephen, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30336, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4443 sentences across 11 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 Hours in a Library, Volume 2 divided for reading?
Hours in a Library, Volume 2 is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Hours in a Library, Volume 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 889 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 11 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Hours in a Library, Volume 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Hours in a Library, Volume 2 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 Hours in a Library, Volume 2
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Is this the complete text of Hours in a Library, Volume 2?
Yes. All 4443 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30336 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Hours in a Library, Volume 2 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30336, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Hours in a Library, Volume 2 take to read?
About 370 minutes of reading across 889 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Hours in a Library, Volume 2 section by section
How to work through Hours in a Library, Volume 2 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Hours in a Library, Volume 2
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hours in a Library, Volume 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Complete
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- Please
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- Bottom
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- Document
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