Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns)
Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) by Bill Nye is available here as the complete text, split into 358 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Yes. All 1787 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30131 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #30131, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 148 minutes of reading across 358 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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