Tennyson's Life and Poetry
Tennyson's Life and Poetry by Eugene Parsons is available here as the complete text, split into 145 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tennyson's Life and Poetry: And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson by Eugene Parsons. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36093.
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Tennyson's Life and Poetry
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This edition of Tennyson's Life and Poetry by Eugene Parsons carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36093, divided into 1 chapters and 145 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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Rather than presenting Tennyson's Life and Poetry as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 145 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 1 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Tennyson's Life and Poetry?
Yes. All 721 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36093 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tennyson's Life and Poetry is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36093, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tennyson's Life and Poetry take to read?
About 60 minutes of reading across 145 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Tennyson's Life and Poetry
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tennyson's Life and Poetry, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Tennyson's
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- Poetry
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- Mistakes
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- Concerning
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