Young's Night Thoughts
Young's Night Thoughts by Edward Young is available here as the complete text, split into 910 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Edward Young. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33156.
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Young's Night Thoughts
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This edition of Young's Night Thoughts by Edward Young carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33156, divided into 5 chapters and 910 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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Young's Night Thoughts is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Young's Night Thoughts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 910 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 5 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Young's Night Thoughts?
Yes. All 4546 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33156 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Young's Night Thoughts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #33156, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Young's Night Thoughts take to read?
About 378 minutes of reading across 910 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Young's
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- Night
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- Thoughts
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