The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 by Jonathan Swift is available here as the complete text, split into 490 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters by Jonathan Swift. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12784.
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The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
This edition of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 by Jonathan Swift carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12784, divided into 14 chapters and 490 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 Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #12784, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 203 minutes of reading across 490 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Shop-keepers
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- Tradesmen
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- Farmers
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- Common-people
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