'Round the Year in Myth and Song
'Round the Year in Myth and Song by Florence Holbrook is available here as the complete text, split into 275 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song by Florence Holbrook. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44765.
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'Round the Year in Myth and Song
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This edition of 'Round the Year in Myth and Song by Florence Holbrook carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44765, divided into 3 chapters and 275 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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The complete text of 'Round the Year in Myth and Song is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44765 and divided into 275 sections.
This page carries the whole of 'Round the Year in Myth and Song by Florence Holbrook, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44765, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1375 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 'Round the Year in Myth and Song divided for reading?
'Round the Year in Myth and Song is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting 'Round the Year in Myth and Song as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 275 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 3 chapters.
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Every sentence of 'Round the Year in Myth and Song 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 'Round the Year in Myth and Song?
Yes. All 1375 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44765 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of 'Round the Year in Myth and Song is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44765, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does 'Round the Year in Myth and Song take to read?
About 114 minutes of reading across 275 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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