Original Plays, Second Series
Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert is available here as the complete text, split into 2428 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59685.
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Original Plays, Second Series
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
This edition of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59685, divided into 31 chapters and 2428 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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