Sejanus: His Fall
Sejanus: His Fall by Ben Jonson is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 883 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Sejanus: His Fall by Ben Jonson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5232, divided into 11 chapters and 883 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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Is this the complete text of Sejanus: His Fall?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #5232, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 367 minutes of reading across 883 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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