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Heidi

Johanna Spyri · 1881
82%of this book is inside a 1600-word core English vocabulary
53,495words in the book
4,160different words
2,195beyond the core

Ranked #9 of 32 — easiest first.

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How it starts

The little old town of Mayenfeld is charmingly situated. From it a footpath leads through green, well-wooded stretches to the foot of the heights which look down imposingly upon the valley. Where the footpath begins to go steeply and abruptly up the Alps, the heath, with its short grass and pungent herbage, at once sends out its soft perfume to meet the wayfarer.

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