Stories from Virgil
Stories from Virgil by Alfred John Church is available here as the complete text, split into 522 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Stories from Virgil by Alfred John Church. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40622.
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Stories from Virgil
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
This edition of Stories from Virgil by Alfred John Church carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40622, divided into 27 chapters and 522 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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The complete text of Stories from Virgil is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #40622 and divided into 522 sections.
This page carries the whole of Stories from Virgil by Alfred John Church, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40622, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2606 sentences across 27 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 Stories from Virgil divided for reading?
Stories from Virgil is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Stories from Virgil as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 522 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 27 chapters.
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Every sentence of Stories from Virgil 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 Stories from Virgil
Common questions about reading Stories from Virgil by Alfred John Church on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Stories from Virgil?
Yes. All 2606 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40622 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Stories from Virgil is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40622, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Stories from Virgil take to read?
About 217 minutes of reading across 522 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Stories from Virgil section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Stories from Virgil
Words and structures a reader meets early in Stories from Virgil, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Alfred
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- Church
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- Master
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- Edward's
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