Musa Pedestris
Musa Pedestris by John Stephen Farmer is available here as the complete text, split into 357 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] by John Stephen Farmer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #8466.
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Musa Pedestris
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This edition of Musa Pedestris by John Stephen Farmer carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #8466, divided into 5 chapters and 357 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 Musa Pedestris is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #8466 and divided into 357 sections.
This page carries the whole of Musa Pedestris by John Stephen Farmer, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #8466, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1784 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 Musa Pedestris divided for reading?
Musa Pedestris is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Musa Pedestris as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 357 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 5 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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Every sentence of Musa Pedestris 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 Musa Pedestris
Common questions about reading Musa Pedestris by John Stephen Farmer on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Musa Pedestris?
Yes. All 1784 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8466 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Musa Pedestris is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #8466, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Musa Pedestris take to read?
About 148 minutes of reading across 357 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Musa Pedestris section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Musa Pedestris
Words and structures a reader meets early in Musa Pedestris, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Harrison
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- Ainsworth
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- Preface
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- Rookwood
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