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The Country of the Dwarfs

The Country of the Dwarfs by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu is available here as the complete text, split into 755 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu29 chapters

The Country of the Dwarfs by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48643.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 29 chapters

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The Country of the Dwarfs

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  1. Chapter I 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 3774 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48643 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #48643, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 314 minutes of reading across 755 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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