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Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ

Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ by Irving Bacheller is available here as the complete text, split into 633 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ by Irving Bacheller. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16491.

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Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 55 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #16491, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 263 minutes of reading across 633 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Passed
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Summits
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Stood
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Looking
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