Last Words
Last Words by Stephen Crane is available here as the complete text, split into 942 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Last Words by Stephen Crane. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33579.
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This edition of Last Words by Stephen Crane carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33579, divided into 14 chapters and 942 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 Last Words is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #33579 and divided into 942 sections.
This page carries the whole of Last Words by Stephen Crane, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #33579, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4710 sentences across 14 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 Last Words divided for reading?
Last Words is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Last Words as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 942 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 14 chapters.
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Every sentence of Last Words 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.
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Is this the complete text of Last Words?
Yes. All 4710 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33579 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Last Words is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #33579, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Last Words take to read?
About 392 minutes of reading across 942 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Last Words
Words and structures a reader meets early in Last Words, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wounds
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- Digby
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- Bouverie
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- Street
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