Shakespeare: A Lecture
Shakespeare: A Lecture by Robert Green Ingersoll is available here as the complete text, split into 134 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Shakespeare: A Lecture by Robert Green Ingersoll. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38105.
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This edition of Shakespeare: A Lecture by Robert Green Ingersoll carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38105, divided into 1 chapters and 134 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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Is this the complete text of Shakespeare: A Lecture?
Yes. All 668 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38105 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Shakespeare: A Lecture is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38105, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Shakespeare: A Lecture take to read?
About 55 minutes of reading across 134 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Shakespeare: A Lecture
Words and structures a reader meets early in Shakespeare: A Lecture, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Shakespeare
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shakespeare: A Lecture; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Intellectual
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shakespeare: A Lecture; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ocean
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shakespeare: A Lecture; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Whose
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