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Les Misérables, V. 1/5: Fantine

Les Misérables, V. 1/5: Fantine by Victor Hugo is available here as the complete text, split into 1087 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Les Misérables, v. 1/5: Fantine by Victor Hugo. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48731.

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

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Les Misérables, V. 1/5: Fantine

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0 of 1069 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 34 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Every sentence of Les Misérables, V. 1/5: Fantine can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #48731, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Les Misérables, V. 1/5: Fantine take to read?

About 452 minutes of reading across 1087 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Les Misérables, V. 1/5: Fantine

Words and structures a reader meets early in Les Misérables, V. 1/5: Fantine, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Authorized
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Translation
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Lascelles
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Wraxall
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