King Henry IV, Part 1
King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare is available here as the complete text, split into 357 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1115.
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King Henry IV, Part 1
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This edition of King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1115, divided into 11 chapters and 357 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 King Henry IV, Part 1 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1115 and divided into 357 sections.
This page carries the whole of King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1115, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1785 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 King Henry IV, Part 1 divided for reading?
King Henry IV, Part 1 is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting King Henry IV, Part 1 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 357 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 11 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of King Henry IV, Part 1 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of King Henry IV, Part 1 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 King Henry IV, Part 1
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Is this the complete text of King Henry IV, Part 1?
Yes. All 1785 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1115 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of King Henry IV, Part 1 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1115, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does King Henry IV, Part 1 take to read?
About 148 minutes of reading across 357 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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