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Paul Rundel: A Novel

Paul Rundel: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben is available here as the complete text, split into 1465 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben40 chapters

Paul Rundel: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50898.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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Paul Rundel: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 15 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #50898, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Paul Rundel: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1465 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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