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Sylvie and Bruno (Illustrated)

Sylvie and Bruno (Illustrated) by Lewis Carroll is available here as the complete text, split into 891 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Sylvie and Bruno (Illustrated) by Lewis Carroll. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48630.

26 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 26 chapters

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Sylvie and Bruno (Illustrated)

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  1. Chapter I 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III L’amie Inconnue 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Birthday-Presents 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Cunning Conspiracy 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Beggar’s Palace 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Baron’s Embassy 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Ride on a Lion 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Jester and a Bear 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Other Professor 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Peter and Paul 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Musical Gardener 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Visit to Dogland 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Fairy-Sylvie 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Bruno’s Revenge 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Changed Crocodile 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Three Badgers 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX How to Make a Phlizz 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Light Come, Light Go 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Crossing the Line 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV An Outlandish Watch 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Frogs’ Birthday-Treat 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Looking Eastward 44 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 4455 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48630 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #48630, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Sylvie and Bruno (Illustrated) take to read?

About 371 minutes of reading across 891 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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