King Henry VI, Part 2
King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 330 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1101.
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King Henry VI, Part 2
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This edition of King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1101, divided into 10 chapters and 330 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 VI, Part 2 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1101 and divided into 330 sections.
This page carries the whole of King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1101, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1650 sentences across 10 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 VI, Part 2 divided for reading?
King Henry VI, Part 2 is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting King Henry VI, Part 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 330 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 10 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 VI, Part 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of King Henry VI, Part 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 King Henry VI, Part 2
Common questions about reading King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of King Henry VI, Part 2?
Yes. All 1650 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1101 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of King Henry VI, Part 2 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1101, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does King Henry VI, Part 2 take to read?
About 137 minutes of reading across 330 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read King Henry VI, Part 2 section by section
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Vocabulary met early in King Henry VI, Part 2
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