The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers
The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers by Joseph Addison is available here as the complete text, split into 684 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers by Joseph Addison carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48026, divided into 8 chapters and 684 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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