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Sketches by Seymour — Complete

Sketches by Seymour — Complete by Robert Seymour is available here as the complete text, split into 420 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Sketches by Seymour — Complete by Robert Seymour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5650.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 23 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Sketches by Seymour — Complete

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0 of 409 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 220 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 25 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Sketches by Seymour — Complete by Robert Seymour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5650, divided into 23 chapters and 420 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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How is Sketches by Seymour — Complete divided for reading?

Sketches by Seymour — Complete is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Sketches by Seymour — Complete as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 420 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 23 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 Sketches by Seymour — Complete 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 Sketches by Seymour — Complete?

Yes. All 2097 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5650 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Sketches by Seymour — Complete is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #5650, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Sketches by Seymour — Complete take to read?

About 174 minutes of reading across 420 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Sketches by Seymour — Complete section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Sketches by Seymour — Complete

Words and structures a reader meets early in Sketches by Seymour — Complete, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Intercepted
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sketches by Seymour — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Letter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sketches by Seymour — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Slammer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sketches by Seymour — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Friend
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sketches by Seymour — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.