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The Betrothed — From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni

The Betrothed — From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Alessandro Manzoni is available here as the complete text, split into 1417 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Alessandro Manzoni. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35155.

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  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter

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