Peter Parley's Wonders of the Earth, Sea
Peter Parley's Wonders of the Earth, Sea by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich is available here as the complete text, split into 383 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Peter Parley's Wonders of the Earth, Sea, and Sky by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62982.
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Peter Parley's Wonders of the Earth, Sea
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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
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
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Yes. All 1915 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62982 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #62982, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 159 minutes of reading across 383 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Peter Parley's Wonders of the Earth, Sea
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- Earth
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- Edited
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- Wilson
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- Additions
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