Straws and prayer-books
Straws and prayer-books by James Branch Cabell is available here as the complete text, split into 415 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Straws and prayer-books by James Branch Cabell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74748.
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Straws and prayer-books
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This edition of Straws and prayer-books by James Branch Cabell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74748, divided into 5 chapters and 415 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 Straws and prayer-books is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74748 and divided into 415 sections.
This page carries the whole of Straws and prayer-books by James Branch Cabell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74748, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2074 sentences across 5 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 Straws and prayer-books divided for reading?
Straws and prayer-books is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Straws and prayer-books as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 415 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 5 chapters.
Can I hear Straws and prayer-books read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Straws and prayer-books can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Straws and prayer-books 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 Straws and prayer-books
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Is this the complete text of Straws and prayer-books?
Yes. All 2074 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74748 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Straws and prayer-books is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74748, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Straws and prayer-books take to read?
About 172 minutes of reading across 415 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Straws and prayer-books section by section
How to work through Straws and prayer-books section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 5 chapters of Straws and prayer-books 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
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Vocabulary met early in Straws and prayer-books
Words and structures a reader meets early in Straws and prayer-books, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Beyond
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Straws and prayer-books; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Figures
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Straws and prayer-books; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Earth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Straws and prayer-books; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Domnei
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Straws and prayer-books; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.