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A Family of Noblemen

A Family of Noblemen by Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov is available here as the complete text, split into 1576 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov35 chapters

A family of noblemen by Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44237.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 35 chapters

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A Family of Noblemen

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  1. Chapter I 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of A Family of Noblemen?

Yes. All 7878 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44237 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Family of Noblemen is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #44237, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Family of Noblemen take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1576 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Family of Noblemen

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Liveright
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Anton
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Vasilyev
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Manager
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