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The Proof of the Pudding

The Proof of the Pudding by Meredith Nicholson is available here as the complete text, split into 1067 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Meredith Nicholson27 chapters

The Proof of the Pudding by Meredith Nicholson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66354.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

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The Proof of the Pudding

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  1. Chapter I 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of The Proof of the Pudding?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #66354, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Proof of the Pudding take to read?

About 444 minutes of reading across 1067 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Meredith
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Nicholson
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Pudding
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