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A History of Pendennis, Volume 1

A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 by William Makepeace Thackeray is available here as the complete text, split into 1380 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

William Makepeace Thackeray40 chapters

A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by William Makepeace Thackeray. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34922.

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

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A History of Pendennis, Volume 1

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  1. Chapter I 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 32 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #34922, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 take to read?

About 574 minutes of reading across 1380 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A History of Pendennis, Volume 1

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History
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Pendennis
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Fortunes
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Misfortunes
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