The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 by Guy de Maupassant is available here as the complete text, split into 818 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 by Guy de Maupassant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17375.
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The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
This edition of The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 by Guy de Maupassant carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17375, divided into 32 chapters and 818 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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The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #17375, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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Vocabulary met early in The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
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- Little
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- George
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- Making
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- Hills
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