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Basil and Annette: A Novel

Basil and Annette: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon is available here as the complete text, split into 1801 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon40 chapters

Basil and Annette: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53224.

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

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Basil and Annette: A Novel

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0 of 1785 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 96 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 28 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #53224, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Basil
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Annette
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Novel
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