Venus in Furs
Venus in Furs by Leopold, Ritter von Sacher-Masoch is available here as the complete text, split into 567 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Venus in Furs by Leopold, Ritter von Sacher-Masoch. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6852.
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Venus in Furs
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This edition of Venus in Furs by Leopold, Ritter von Sacher-Masoch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6852, divided into 7 chapters and 567 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 Venus in Furs divided for reading?
Venus in Furs is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Venus in Furs as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 567 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 7 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 Venus in Furs 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 Venus in Furs
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Is this the complete text of Venus in Furs?
Yes. All 2834 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6852 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Venus in Furs is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6852, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Venus in Furs take to read?
About 236 minutes of reading across 567 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Venus in Furs section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Venus in Furs
Words and structures a reader meets early in Venus in Furs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Intended
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Venus in Furs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Private
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Venus in Furs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Circulation
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Venus in Furs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Copies
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Venus in Furs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.