Waterloo: A Sequel to The Conscript of 1813
Waterloo: A Sequel to The Conscript of 1813 by Erckmann-Chatrian is available here as the complete text, split into 702 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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About 292 minutes of reading across 702 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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