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Graded reader
Arabic & English

الغريب الغامض

Original author
Mark Twain
Adapted by
Line by Line Publishing,

Read The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain in Arabic and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C1.

Available editions

A2
Short, concrete sentences for early learners.
4,785 sentences
B1
Longer sentences and a wider vocabulary.
2,458 sentences
B2
Complex sentences and a fuller vocabulary, close to everyday native reading.
2,352 sentences
C1
Original English — Rich, nuanced prose with complex sentences and vocabulary.
2,156 sentences

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الغريب الغامض، الفصل الأول
The Mysterious Stranger, Chapter 1
1

كان الشتاء في عام 1590.

It was winter in the year 1590.

2

كانت النمسا بعيدة عن بقية العالم.

Austria was far away from the rest of the world.

3

كانت البلاد نائمة وهادئة.

The country was sleeping and quiet.

4

كانت الحياة في النمسا لا تزال مثل العصور الوسطى.

Life in Austria was still like the Middle Ages.

5

بدا الأمر وكأنه سيبقى هكذا إلى الأبد.

It seemed like it would stay that way forever.

6

قال بعض الناس إن النمسا كانت متأخرة بمئات السنين عن الأماكن الأخرى.

Some people said Austria was hundreds of years behind other places.

7

قالوا إن الناس هناك لا يزالون يؤمنون بالأفكار والقصص القديمة.

They said people there still believed in old ideas and stories.