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The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor

The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor by William Combe is available here as the complete text, split into 293 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax. A Poem by the Author of the Three Tours. by William Combe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42299.

6 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 6 chapters

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About 121 minutes of reading across 293 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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