The Art of Kissing
The Art of Kissing by Will Rossiter is available here as the complete text, split into 178 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Art of Kissing: Curiously, Historically, Humorously, Poetically Considered by Will Rossiter. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50045.
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The Art of Kissing
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This edition of The Art of Kissing by Will Rossiter carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50045, divided into 2 chapters and 178 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 The Art of Kissing is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50045 and divided into 178 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Art of Kissing by Will Rossiter, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #50045, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 887 sentences across 2 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 The Art of Kissing divided for reading?
The Art of Kissing is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Art of Kissing as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 178 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 2 chapters.
Can I hear The Art of Kissing read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Art of Kissing can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Art of Kissing 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 The Art of Kissing
Common questions about reading The Art of Kissing by Will Rossiter on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Art of Kissing?
Yes. All 887 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50045 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Art of Kissing is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50045, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Art of Kissing take to read?
About 73 minutes of reading across 178 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Art of Kissing section by section
How to work through The Art of Kissing section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 2 chapters of The Art of Kissing 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
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Art of Kissing
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Art of Kissing, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Kissing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Art of Kissing; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Curiously
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Art of Kissing; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Historically
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Art of Kissing; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Humorously
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Art of Kissing; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.