Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series)
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) by O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson is available here as the complete text, split into 352 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School by O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13184.
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Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series)
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This edition of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) by O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #13184, divided into 5 chapters and 352 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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How is Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) divided for reading?
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 352 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 Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) 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.
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Is this the complete text of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series)?
Yes. All 1760 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13184 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #13184, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) take to read?
About 146 minutes of reading across 352 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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