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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea · Jules Verne · Episode 1
In 1866, sailors around the world saw something strange in the sea. A huge, glowing creature! 🌊 It swam faster than any whale.
Purple
Pre-K to K · ages 4–5
- Average words per sentence:
- 7
- Words of three or more syllables:
- 0
Purple band. In 1866, sailors around the world saw something strange in the sea. A huge, glowing creature! 🌊 It swam faster than any whale.
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In 1866, sailors around the world saw something strange in the sea. A huge, glowing creature! 🌊 It swam faster than any whale.
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