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A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories

A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant is available here as the complete text, split into 1835 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant40 chapters

A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43084.

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

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A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories

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0 of 1821 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 47 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 9175 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43084 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #43084, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories

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Introductory
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Barrie
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William
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Blackwood
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