Renascence, and Other Poems
Renascence, and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 61 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Renascence, and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #109.
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Renascence, and Other Poems
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This edition of Renascence, and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #109, divided into 2 chapters and 61 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 Renascence, and Other Poems as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 61 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. All 305 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #109 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #109, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 25 minutes of reading across 61 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Renascence
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- Stood
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- Interim
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