Men, Women and Ghosts
Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell is available here as the complete text, split into 649 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #841.
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Men, Women and Ghosts
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This edition of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #841, divided into 8 chapters and 649 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 Men, Women and Ghosts is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #841 and divided into 649 sections.
This page carries the whole of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #841, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3241 sentences across 8 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 Men, Women and Ghosts divided for reading?
Men, Women and Ghosts is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Men, Women and Ghosts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 649 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 8 chapters.
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Every sentence of Men, Women and Ghosts 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 Men, Women and Ghosts
Common questions about reading Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Men, Women and Ghosts?
Yes. All 3241 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #841 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Men, Women and Ghosts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #841, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Men, Women and Ghosts take to read?
About 270 minutes of reading across 649 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Men, Women and Ghosts section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Men, Women and Ghosts
Words and structures a reader meets early in Men, Women and Ghosts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Lowell
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- American
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- Massachusetts
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