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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 by William Shakespeare is available here as the complete text, split into 5298 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

William Shakespeare37 chapters

The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9] by William Shakespeare. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49008.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

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  1. Chapter I 132 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 156 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 146 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 138 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 149 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 140 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 146 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 151 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 138 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 147 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 141 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 145 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 149 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 153 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 154 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 125 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 142 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 147 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 132 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 149 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 151 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 132 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 141 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 139 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 128 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 146 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 136 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 133 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 146 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 142 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 151 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 141 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 153 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 134 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 151 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 144 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 134 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 by William Shakespeare carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49008, divided into 37 chapters and 5298 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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The complete text of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #49008 and divided into 5298 sections.

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How is The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 divided for reading?

The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 5298 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 37 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 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 The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

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Is this the complete text of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8?

Yes. All 26487 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49008 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #49008, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 5298 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

William
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Aldis
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Wright
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Librarian
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