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Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics

Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics by C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis is available here as the complete text, split into 69 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics by C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2003.

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This edition of Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics by C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2003, divided into 3 chapters and 69 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 Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2003 and divided into 69 sections.

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How is Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics divided for reading?

Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 69 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.

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Every sentence of Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics 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 Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics?

Yes. All 342 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2003 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #2003, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics take to read?

About 28 minutes of reading across 69 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Clive
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Hamilton
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Lewis
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Prison
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