WORLD LITERATURE B2 C2

Great Expectations

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is available here as the complete text, split into 1824 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charles Dickens59 chapters

An impoverished blacksmith apprentice receives an anonymous fortune, learning the true meaning of gentlemanly honor.

59 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Great Expectations

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Is this the complete text of Great Expectations?

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Which edition of Great Expectations is used?

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How long does Great Expectations take to read?

About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to study Great Expectations

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Vocabulary met early in Great Expectations

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Questions about reading Great Expectations

How to study Great Expectations

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Vocabulary met early in Great Expectations