Whitman: A Study
Whitman: A Study by John Burroughs is available here as the complete text, split into 540 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Whitman: A Study by John Burroughs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30342, divided into 7 chapters and 540 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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Rather than presenting Whitman: A Study as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 540 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 7 chapters.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #30342, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 224 minutes of reading across 540 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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