Love's Old Sweet Song
Love's Old Sweet Song by George H. (George Herman) [Compiler] Ellwanger is available here as the complete text, split into 371 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Love's Old Sweet Song A sheaf of latter-day love-poems gathered from many sources by George H. (George Herman) [Compiler] Ellwanger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54148.
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Love's Old Sweet Song
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This edition of Love's Old Sweet Song by George H. (George Herman) [Compiler] Ellwanger carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54148, divided into 5 chapters and 371 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 Love's Old Sweet Song is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54148 and divided into 371 sections.
This page carries the whole of Love's Old Sweet Song by George H. (George Herman) [Compiler] Ellwanger, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54148, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1851 sentences across 5 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 Love's Old Sweet Song divided for reading?
Love's Old Sweet Song is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Love's Old Sweet Song as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 371 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 5 chapters.
Can I hear Love's Old Sweet Song read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Love's Old Sweet Song can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Love's Old Sweet Song 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 Love's Old Sweet Song
Common questions about reading Love's Old Sweet Song by George H. (George Herman) [Compiler] Ellwanger on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Love's Old Sweet Song?
Yes. All 1851 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54148 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Love's Old Sweet Song is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54148, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Love's Old Sweet Song take to read?
About 154 minutes of reading across 371 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Love's Old Sweet Song section by section
How to work through Love's Old Sweet Song section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Love's Old Sweet Song
Words and structures a reader meets early in Love's Old Sweet Song, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- University
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Love's Old Sweet Song; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Press
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Love's Old Sweet Song; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wilson
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Love's Old Sweet Song; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cambridge
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Love's Old Sweet Song; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.