The Golden Book of Springfield
The Golden Book of Springfield by Vachel Lindsay is available here as the complete text, split into 613 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Golden Book of Springfield by Vachel Lindsay. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59860.
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The Golden Book of Springfield
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This edition of The Golden Book of Springfield by Vachel Lindsay carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59860, divided into 19 chapters and 613 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 Golden Book of Springfield is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #59860 and divided into 613 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Golden Book of Springfield by Vachel Lindsay, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #59860, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3065 sentences across 19 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 Golden Book of Springfield divided for reading?
The Golden Book of Springfield is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Golden Book of Springfield as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 613 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 19 chapters.
Can I hear The Golden Book of Springfield read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Golden Book of Springfield can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Golden Book of Springfield 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 Golden Book of Springfield
Common questions about reading The Golden Book of Springfield by Vachel Lindsay on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Golden Book of Springfield?
Yes. All 3065 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59860 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Golden Book of Springfield is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #59860, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Golden Book of Springfield take to read?
About 255 minutes of reading across 613 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Golden Book of Springfield section by section
How to work through The Golden Book of Springfield section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Golden Book of Springfield
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Book of Springfield, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Campbellite
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Book of Springfield; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Florist
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Book of Springfield; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hostess
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Book of Springfield; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Springfield
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Book of Springfield; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.