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Cerise: A Tale of the Last Century

Cerise: A Tale of the Last Century by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville is available here as the complete text, split into 1554 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville40 chapters

Cerise: A Tale of the Last Century by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65619.

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

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Cerise: A Tale of the Last Century

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  1. Chapter I 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 47 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #65619, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1554 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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