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The Pastor's Wife

The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth Von Arnim is available here as the complete text, split into 1399 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth Von Arnim. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36295.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 38 chapters

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The Pastor's Wife

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  1. Chapter I 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth Von Arnim carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36295, divided into 38 chapters and 1399 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Is this the complete text of The Pastor's Wife?

Yes. All 6993 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36295 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Pastor's Wife is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36295, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Pastor's Wife take to read?

About 582 minutes of reading across 1399 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Pastor's Wife

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Pastor's Wife, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Elizabeth
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German
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Garden
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