Songs and Satires
Songs and Satires by Edgar Lee Masters is available here as the complete text, split into 256 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Songs and Satires by Edgar Lee Masters. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36149.
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Songs and Satires
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This edition of Songs and Satires by Edgar Lee Masters carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36149, divided into 3 chapters and 256 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.
Where can I read Songs and Satires in full?
The complete text of Songs and Satires is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36149 and divided into 256 sections.
This page carries the whole of Songs and Satires by Edgar Lee Masters, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36149, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1278 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 Songs and Satires divided for reading?
Songs and Satires is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Songs and Satires as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 256 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.
Can I hear Songs and Satires read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Songs and Satires can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Songs and Satires 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 Songs and Satires
Common questions about reading Songs and Satires by Edgar Lee Masters on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Songs and Satires?
Yes. All 1278 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36149 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Songs and Satires is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36149, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Songs and Satires take to read?
About 106 minutes of reading across 256 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Songs and Satires section by section
How to work through Songs and Satires section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 3 chapters of Songs and Satires to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Songs and Satires
Words and structures a reader meets early in Songs and Satires, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Norwood
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Songs and Satires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Press
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Songs and Satires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cushing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Songs and Satires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Berwick
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Songs and Satires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.