Sword Blades and Poppy Seed
Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 390 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1020.
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Sword Blades and Poppy Seed
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This edition of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1020, divided into 11 chapters and 390 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 Sword Blades and Poppy Seed is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1020 and divided into 390 sections.
This page carries the whole of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1020, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1947 sentences across 11 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 Sword Blades and Poppy Seed divided for reading?
Sword Blades and Poppy Seed is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Sword Blades and Poppy Seed as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 390 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 11 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed 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 Sword Blades and Poppy Seed
Common questions about reading Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed?
Yes. All 1947 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1020 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Sword Blades and Poppy Seed is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1020, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sword Blades and Poppy Seed take to read?
About 162 minutes of reading across 390 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Sword Blades and Poppy Seed section by section
How to work through Sword Blades and Poppy Seed section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Sword Blades and Poppy Seed
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sword Blades and Poppy Seed, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- American
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- Massachusetts
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- Lines
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- Longer
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