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A Crooked Path: A Novel

A Crooked Path: A Novel by Mrs. Alexander is available here as the complete text, split into 2074 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Crooked Path: A Novel by Mrs. Alexander. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18418.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 35 chapters

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A Crooked Path: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 10370 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18418 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #18418, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Crooked Path: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2074 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Crooked Path: A Novel

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Gathering
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Clouds
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London
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Season
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