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St. George and St. Michael

St. George and St. Michael by George MacDonald is available here as the complete text, split into 1456 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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St. George and St. Michael by George MacDonald. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5753.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 38 chapters

Course Syllabus

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St. George and St. Michael

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0 of 1441 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #5753, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does St. George and St. Michael take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1456 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in St. George and St. Michael

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Dorothy
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Richard
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Middle
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Autumn
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