The Wisdom of Fools
The Wisdom of Fools by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland is available here as the complete text, split into 504 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Wisdom of Fools by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53579.
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The Wisdom of Fools
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This edition of The Wisdom of Fools by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53579, divided into 6 chapters and 504 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 Wisdom of Fools is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #53579 and divided into 504 sections.
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How is The Wisdom of Fools divided for reading?
The Wisdom of Fools is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Wisdom of Fools as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 504 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 6 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Wisdom of Fools 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 Wisdom of Fools?
Yes. All 2520 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53579 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Wisdom of Fools is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #53579, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Wisdom of Fools take to read?
About 210 minutes of reading across 504 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Wisdom of Fools
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