Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I
Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I by John Greenleaf Whittier is available here as the complete text, split into 658 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete Volume I of The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier by John Greenleaf Whittier. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9567.
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Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I
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This edition of Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I by John Greenleaf Whittier carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #9567, divided into 10 chapters and 658 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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Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 658 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 10 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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Is this the complete text of Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I?
Yes. All 3287 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9567 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #9567, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I take to read?
About 273 minutes of reading across 658 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete — Volume I
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