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Perfection City

Perfection City by Adela E. (Adela Elizabeth Richards) Orpen is available here as the complete text, split into 0 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Adela E. (Adela Elizabeth Richards) Orpen23 chapters

Perfection City by Adela E. (Adela Elizabeth Richards) Orpen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #67549.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 23 chapters

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Perfection City

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  1. Chapter I 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Uncle David 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Sister Mary Winkle 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Madame Morozoff-Smith 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Corn Planting 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Non-Resistance 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Willette 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Practical Communism 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Chance Meeting 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Prairie Fire 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Rescue 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Cotterell “Wanted.” 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV In Quest of News 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Horse-Thieves 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Life at Stake 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Lynch-Law 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Olive Missing 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Madame’s Sympathy 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Message 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Conclusion 14 readings five lines each Open chapter

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