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A Thorny Path — Complete

A Thorny Path — Complete by Georg Ebers is available here as the complete text, split into 1839 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Thorny Path — Complete by Georg Ebers. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5542.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 35 chapters

Course Syllabus

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A Thorny Path — Complete

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0 of 1825 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 134 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 89 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of A Thorny Path — Complete by Georg Ebers carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5542, divided into 35 chapters and 1839 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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A Thorny Path — Complete is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting A Thorny Path — Complete as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1839 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 35 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of A Thorny Path — Complete?

Yes. All 9195 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5542 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Thorny Path — Complete is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #5542, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Thorny Path — Complete take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1839 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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