The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 by Edmund Spenser is available here as the complete text, split into 607 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5
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This edition of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 by Edmund Spenser carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10602, divided into 10 chapters and 607 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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How is The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 divided for reading?
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 607 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 Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 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.
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Is this the complete text of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5?
Yes. All 3035 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10602 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #10602, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 take to read?
About 252 minutes of reading across 607 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Volume
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- Since
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- Setting
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- Foorth
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