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XXXII Ballades in Blue China [1885]
XXXII Ballades in Blue China [1885] by Andrew Lang is available here as the complete text, split into 82 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
XXXII Ballades in Blue China [1885] by Andrew Lang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51160.
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XXXII Ballades in Blue China [1885]
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Yes. All 410 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51160 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #51160, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 34 minutes of reading across 82 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in XXXII Ballades in Blue China [1885]
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- Ballade
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- Xxxii
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- Ballades
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- Friend
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