The Wound Dresser
The Wound Dresser by Walt Whitman is available here as the complete text, split into 483 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion by Walt Whitman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35725.
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The Wound Dresser
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This edition of The Wound Dresser by Walt Whitman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35725, divided into 6 chapters and 483 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 Wound Dresser is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35725 and divided into 483 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Wound Dresser by Walt Whitman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35725, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2411 sentences across 6 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 Wound Dresser divided for reading?
The Wound Dresser is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Wound Dresser as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 483 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 Wound Dresser 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 Wound Dresser
Common questions about reading The Wound Dresser by Walt Whitman on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Wound Dresser?
Yes. All 2411 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35725 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Wound Dresser is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35725, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Wound Dresser take to read?
About 200 minutes of reading across 483 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Wound Dresser section by section
How to work through The Wound Dresser section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Wound Dresser
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wound Dresser, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Series
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wound Dresser; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Letters
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wound Dresser; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Written
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wound Dresser; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hospitals
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wound Dresser; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.