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The heel of Achilles
by E. M. Delafield
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Can I read The heel of Achilles in English as a learner?
Yes — read The heel of Achilles by E. M. Delafield in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is B2. Start with a free sample.
- CEFR level
- B2
- Length
- 31 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
A sharp-witted twelve-year-old girl, Lydia, navigates life as an orphan whose family values her more as a symbol of loss than for who she truly is, challenging the expectations placed upon her in the shadow of her parents’ deaths.
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Contents
31 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.
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