Second April
Second April by Edna St. Vincent Millay is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 59 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Second April by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1247.
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Second April
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This edition of Second April by Edna St. Vincent Millay carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1247, divided into 3 chapters and 59 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 Second April is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1247 and divided into 59 sections.
This page carries the whole of Second April by Edna St. Vincent Millay, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1247, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 294 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 Second April divided for reading?
Second April is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Second April as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 59 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.
Can I hear Second April read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Second April can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Second April 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.
Questions about reading Second April
Common questions about reading Second April by Edna St. Vincent Millay on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Second April?
Yes. All 294 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1247 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Second April is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1247, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Second April take to read?
About 24 minutes of reading across 59 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Second April section by section
How to work through Second April section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 3 chapters of Second April to begin.
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Read one section
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Vocabulary met early in Second April
Words and structures a reader meets early in Second April, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Purpose
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Second April; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- April
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Second April; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Return
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Second April; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Again
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Second April; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.