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Classics Bridge

2 carefully chosen public-domain extracts. Tap any underlined word for a child-friendly definition. Toggle a modern-English summary if the original feels steep. The CSSE exam in particular leans on writers like Conan Doyle, Dickens and the Brontës — this is where to get used to them.

Published 1891
UK public domain
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A Scandal in Bohemia (opening)
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

8 tap-to-define glossary words · modern-English summary on toggle · 4 comprehension questions.