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A bird of passage

A bird of passage by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker is available here as the complete text, split into 1250 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker40 chapters

A bird of passage by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #69198.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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A bird of passage

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  1. Chapter I 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 66 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #69198, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A bird of passage take to read?

About 520 minutes of reading across 1250 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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