Theresa Raquin
Theresa Raquin by Émile Zola is available here as the complete text, split into 811 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Theresa Raquin by Émile Zola. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6626.
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Theresa Raquin
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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 Theresa Raquin by Émile Zola carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6626, divided into 32 chapters and 811 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 Theresa Raquin?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #6626, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Theresa Raquin take to read?
About 337 minutes of reading across 811 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Coming
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- Quays
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- Arcade
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- Narrow
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