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Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69

Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69 by Edward Whymper is available here as the complete text, split into 733 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69 by Edward Whymper. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41234.

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  1. Chapter I 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Introductory 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Ascent of Mont Pelvoux 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Mont Cenis—the Fell Railway 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V My First Scramble on the Matterhorn 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Renewed Attempts to Ascend the Matterhorn 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Val Tournanche—the Breuiljoch—zermatt—ascent of the Grand Tournalin 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Our Sixth Attempt to Ascend the Matterhorn 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Ascent of the Pointe Des Écrins 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI From Val Louise to la Bérarde by the Col de Pilatte 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Passage of the Col de Triolet, and Ascents of Mont Dolent, 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Moming Pass—zermatt 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Ascent of the Grand Cornier 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Ascent of the Dent Blanche 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Lost on the Col D’hérens—my Seventh Attempt to Ascend the Matterhorn 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Valley of Aosta, and Ascent of the Grandes Jorasses 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Col Dolent 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Col de Talèfre 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Ascent of the Ruinette—the Matterhorn 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Ascent of the Matterhorn 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Descent of the Matterhorn 49 readings five lines each Open chapter

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