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A waif's progress

A waif's progress by Rhoda Broughton is available here as the complete text, split into 867 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A waif's progress by Rhoda Broughton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #73654.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 35 chapters

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A waif's progress

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

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Yes. All 4331 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73654 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #73654, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A waif's progress take to read?

About 360 minutes of reading across 867 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Crown
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Goodbye
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Sweetheart
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Cometh
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