A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus by Arthur Conan Doyle is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1087 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
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A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #5260, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 452 minutes of reading across 1087 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
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- Edinburgh
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- Constable
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- Printers
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- Majesty
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