My Lady Greensleeves
My Lady Greensleeves by Frederik Pohl is available here as the complete text, split into 237 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
My Lady Greensleeves by Frederik Pohl. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51310.
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My Lady Greensleeves
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This edition of My Lady Greensleeves by Frederik Pohl carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51310, divided into 2 chapters and 237 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 My Lady Greensleeves is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51310 and divided into 237 sections.
This page carries the whole of My Lady Greensleeves by Frederik Pohl, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51310, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1183 sentences across 2 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 My Lady Greensleeves divided for reading?
My Lady Greensleeves is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting My Lady Greensleeves as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 237 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 2 chapters.
Can I hear My Lady Greensleeves read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of My Lady Greensleeves can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of My Lady Greensleeves 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 My Lady Greensleeves
Common questions about reading My Lady Greensleeves by Frederik Pohl on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of My Lady Greensleeves?
Yes. All 1183 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51310 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of My Lady Greensleeves is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51310, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does My Lady Greensleeves take to read?
About 98 minutes of reading across 237 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read My Lady Greensleeves section by section
How to work through My Lady Greensleeves section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in My Lady Greensleeves
Words and structures a reader meets early in My Lady Greensleeves, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Guard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Lady Greensleeves; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Smelled
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Lady Greensleeves; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Trouble
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Lady Greensleeves; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Counted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Lady Greensleeves; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.