The Descent of Man and Other Stories
The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Edith Wharton is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 814 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Edith Wharton. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4519.
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The Descent of Man and Other Stories
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This edition of The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Edith Wharton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4519, divided into 10 chapters and 814 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 The Descent of Man and Other Stories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #4519 and divided into 814 sections.
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How is The Descent of Man and Other Stories divided for reading?
The Descent of Man and Other Stories is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Descent of Man and Other Stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 814 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 10 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 The Descent of Man and Other Stories 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 Descent of Man and Other Stories
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Is this the complete text of The Descent of Man and Other Stories?
Yes. All 4069 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4519 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Descent of Man and Other Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4519, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Descent of Man and Other Stories take to read?
About 339 minutes of reading across 814 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Descent of Man and Other Stories section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Descent of Man and Other Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Descent of Man and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Professor
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- Linyard
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- Holiday
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- Maine
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