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Poems of William Blake

Poems of William Blake by William Blake is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 88 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Poems of William Blake by William Blake. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #574.

2 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

This edition of Poems of William Blake by William Blake carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #574, divided into 2 chapters and 88 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 Poems of William Blake divided for reading?

Poems of William Blake is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Poems of William Blake as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 88 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 2 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. Every sentence and every individual word of Poems of William Blake can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Poems of William Blake 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 Poems of William Blake?

Yes. All 439 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #574 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Poems of William Blake is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #574, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Poems of William Blake take to read?

About 36 minutes of reading across 88 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Poems of William Blake

Words and structures a reader meets early in Poems of William Blake, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Poems
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems of William Blake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
William
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems of William Blake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Blake
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems of William Blake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Songs
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems of William Blake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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0 of 89 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.