The Dead Letter: An American Romance
The Dead Letter: An American Romance by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor is available here as the complete text, split into 867 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Dead Letter: An American Romance is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Yes. All 4333 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46708 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #46708, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 361 minutes of reading across 867 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Letter
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- Paused
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- Suddenly
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- Year's
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