The American Spirit in the Writings
The American Spirit in the Writings by Robert Elihu[Editor] Stauffer is available here as the complete text, split into 440 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The American Spirit in the Writings of Americans of Foreign Birth by Robert Elihu[Editor] Stauffer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62103.
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Yes. All 2198 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62103 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #62103, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 183 minutes of reading across 440 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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