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Strife: A Drama in Three Acts

Strife: A Drama in Three Acts by John Galsworthy is available here as the complete text, split into 173 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Strife: A Drama in Three Acts by John Galsworthy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2908.

3 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Strife: A Drama in Three Acts

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This edition of Strife: A Drama in Three Acts by John Galsworthy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2908, divided into 3 chapters and 173 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 Strife: A Drama in Three Acts is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2908 and divided into 173 sections.

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How is Strife: A Drama in Three Acts divided for reading?

Strife: A Drama in Three Acts is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Strife: A Drama in Three Acts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 173 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 Strife: A Drama in Three Acts 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 Strife: A Drama in Three Acts?

Yes. All 865 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2908 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Strife: A Drama in Three Acts is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2908, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Strife: A Drama in Three Acts take to read?

About 72 minutes of reading across 173 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Strife: A Drama in Three Acts

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Course
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Roberts's
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Doing
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Wasn't
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