Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21
Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21 by Jean de La Fontaine is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 18 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21 by Jean de La Fontaine. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5295.
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Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21
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Questions about reading Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21
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Is this the complete text of Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21?
Yes. All 89 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5295 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #5295, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21 take to read?
About 7 minutes of reading across 18 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21 section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Volume
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Contains
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 21; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Spectacles
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- Bucking
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