Lincoln & Other Poems
Lincoln & Other Poems by Edwin Markham is available here as the complete text, split into 103 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Lincoln & other poems by Edwin Markham. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54527.
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This edition of Lincoln & Other Poems by Edwin Markham carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54527, divided into 1 chapters and 103 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 Lincoln & Other Poems is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54527 and divided into 103 sections.
This page carries the whole of Lincoln & Other Poems by Edwin Markham, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54527, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 513 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 Lincoln & Other Poems divided for reading?
Lincoln & Other Poems is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Lincoln & Other Poems as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 103 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of Lincoln & Other Poems 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 Lincoln & Other Poems
Common questions about reading Lincoln & Other Poems by Edwin Markham on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Lincoln & Other Poems?
Yes. All 513 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54527 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Lincoln & Other Poems is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54527, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Lincoln & Other Poems take to read?
About 42 minutes of reading across 103 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Lincoln & Other Poems section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Lincoln & Other Poems
Words and structures a reader meets early in Lincoln & Other Poems, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lincoln & Other Poems; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Other
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- Poems
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- Volume
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