My Book of Ten Fishes
My Book of Ten Fishes by Rosalie G. Mendel is available here as the complete text, split into 28 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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My Book of Ten Fishes
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Yes. All 136 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56206 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #56206, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 11 minutes of reading across 28 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in My Book of Ten Fishes
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- Author
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- Spark
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- Series
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- Fishes
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