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A Castle in Spain: A Novel

A Castle in Spain: A Novel by James De Mille is available here as the complete text, split into 1945 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A Castle in Spain: A Novel by James De Mille. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30863.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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A Castle in Spain: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 50 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #30863, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Castle in Spain: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1945 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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