Romance of the Rabbit
Romance of the Rabbit by Francis Jammes is available here as the complete text, split into 267 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Romance of the Rabbit by Francis Jammes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12909.
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Romance of the Rabbit
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This edition of Romance of the Rabbit by Francis Jammes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12909, divided into 3 chapters and 267 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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The complete text of Romance of the Rabbit is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #12909 and divided into 267 sections.
This page carries the whole of Romance of the Rabbit by Francis Jammes, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #12909, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1331 sentences across 3 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Romance of the Rabbit divided for reading?
Romance of the Rabbit is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Romance of the Rabbit as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 267 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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Every sentence of Romance of the Rabbit 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 Romance of the Rabbit?
Yes. All 1331 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12909 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Romance of the Rabbit is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #12909, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Romance of the Rabbit take to read?
About 110 minutes of reading across 267 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Romance of the Rabbit section by section
How to work through Romance of the Rabbit section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Romance of the Rabbit
Words and structures a reader meets early in Romance of the Rabbit, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Thyme
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Romance of the Rabbit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fontaine
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Romance of the Rabbit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rabbit
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Romance of the Rabbit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Heard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Romance of the Rabbit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.