Original sonnets on various subjects
Original sonnets on various subjects by Anna Seward is available here as the complete text, split into 194 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Original sonnets on various subjects by Anna Seward. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #27663.
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Original sonnets on various subjects
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This edition of Original sonnets on various subjects by Anna Seward carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #27663, divided into 3 chapters and 194 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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Rather than presenting Original sonnets on various subjects as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 194 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 3 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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Yes. All 966 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27663 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #27663, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 80 minutes of reading across 194 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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