Where There Is Nothing — Volume I
Where There Is Nothing — Volume I by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats is available here as the complete text, split into 340 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38349.
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Where There Is Nothing — Volume I
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This edition of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38349, divided into 4 chapters and 340 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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How is Where There Is Nothing — Volume I divided for reading?
Where There Is Nothing — Volume I is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Where There Is Nothing — Volume I as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 340 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 4 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I?
Yes. All 1699 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38349 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38349, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Where There Is Nothing — Volume I take to read?
About 141 minutes of reading across 340 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Where There Is Nothing — Volume I
Words and structures a reader meets early in Where There Is Nothing — Volume I, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Writer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Secret
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- Celtic
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Where There Is Nothing — Volume I; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Twilight
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