Death of a B.E.M.
Death of a B.E.M. by Berkeley Livingston is available here as the complete text, split into 69 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Death of a B.E.M. by Berkeley Livingston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32726.
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Death of a B.E.M.
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Yes. All 342 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32726 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #32726, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 28 minutes of reading across 69 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Death of a B.E.M.
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- Etext
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- Produced
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- Amazing
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- Stories
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