Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights
Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights by Anonymous is available here as the complete text, split into 604 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Is this the complete text of Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights?
Yes. All 3016 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47285 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #47285, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights take to read?
About 251 minutes of reading across 604 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Episode
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- Whale
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- Snake
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- Aladdin
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