Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing
Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing by Charles Dudley Warner is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 315 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #3133, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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Vocabulary met early in Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing
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- Unfair
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- Responsible
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- These
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- Light
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