The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy
The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy by Allan Ramsay is available here as the complete text, split into 717 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy
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This edition of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy by Allan Ramsay carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40639, divided into 10 chapters and 717 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 Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #40639 and divided into 717 sections.
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How is The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy divided for reading?
The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 717 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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Is this the complete text of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy?
Yes. All 3583 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40639 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40639, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy take to read?
About 298 minutes of reading across 717 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Gentle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shepherd
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pastoral
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Comedy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.