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Monsieur Judas: A Paradox

Monsieur Judas: A Paradox by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 956 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Monsieur Judas: A Paradox by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55617.

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Monsieur Judas: A Paradox

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  1. Chapter I The Jarlchester Mystery 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A Curious Coincidence 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Purely Theoretical 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Evidence of the Chemist's Assistant 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Dr. Japix Speaks 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Monsieur Judas is Confidential 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII An Unwilling Bride 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Mr. Spolger Tells a Story 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Terrible Suspicion 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Missing Letters 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI No Smoke Without Fire 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Spolger Soother 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Who is Guilty? 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Monsieur Judas at Bay 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Guessing of the Riddle 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII How it was Done 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter

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About 398 minutes of reading across 956 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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