Oracles from the Poets
Oracles from the Poets by Caroline Howard [Editor] Gilman is available here as the complete text, split into 588 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Oracles from the Poets: A Fanciful Diversion for the Drawing Room by Caroline Howard [Editor] Gilman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47200.
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Oracles from the Poets
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This edition of Oracles from the Poets by Caroline Howard [Editor] Gilman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47200, divided into 8 chapters and 588 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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How is Oracles from the Poets divided for reading?
Oracles from the Poets is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Oracles from the Poets as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 588 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 Oracles from the Poets 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 Oracles from the Poets?
Yes. All 2936 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47200 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Oracles from the Poets is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #47200, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Oracles from the Poets take to read?
About 244 minutes of reading across 588 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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