Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"
Mr. Punch's "Animal Land" by Edward Tennyson Reed is available here as the complete text, split into 59 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mr. Punch's "Animal Land" by Edward Tennyson Reed. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47907.
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Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"
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Yes. All 292 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47907 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #47907, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 24 minutes of reading across 59 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mr. Punch's "Animal Land", each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Maker
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- Prehistoric
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- Peeps
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- Prefiss
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