Doesticks: What He Says
Doesticks: What He Says by Q. K. Philander Doesticks is available here as the complete text, split into 303 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #39114, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 126 minutes of reading across 303 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Doesticks: What He Says
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- Philander
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- Doesticks
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- Livermore
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- Broadway
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