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Corleone: A Tale of Sicily

Corleone: A Tale of Sicily by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford is available here as the complete text, split into 1774 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford39 chapters

Corleone: A Tale of Sicily by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44311.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 39 chapters

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Corleone: A Tale of Sicily

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  1. Chapter I 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 12 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 8868 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44311 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #44311, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Corleone: A Tale of Sicily take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1774 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Never
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Marry
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Might
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