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Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes

Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes by Edith May Bertels Thomas is available here as the complete text, split into 1429 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit Among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Edith May Bertels Thomas. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13545.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle

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US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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