Odette's Marriage
Odette's Marriage by Albert Delpit is available here as the complete text, split into 563 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Odette's Marriage A Novel, from the French of Albert Delpit, Translated from the "Revue des Deux Mondes," by Emily Prescott by Albert Delpit. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47697.
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Odette's Marriage
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This edition of Odette's Marriage by Albert Delpit carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47697, divided into 15 chapters and 563 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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Is this the complete text of Odette's Marriage?
Yes. All 2811 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47697 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Odette's Marriage is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #47697, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Odette's Marriage take to read?
About 234 minutes of reading across 563 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Odette's Marriage
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- Slowly
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- Sandy
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- Avenue
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- Country
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