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The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux is available here as the complete text, split into 0 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Gaston Leroux27 chapters

The gothic romance and mystery of Erik, the disfigured musical genius who haunts the subterranean cellars of the Paris Opera House.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Phantom of the Opera

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1 of 1246 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 87 readings five lines each Open chapter

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