The Comedy of Errors — The Works of William Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors — The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare is available here as the complete text, split into 316 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of The Comedy of Errors — The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #23046, divided into 4 chapters and 316 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #23046, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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