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A Monk of Fife Being the Chronicle Written

A Monk of Fife Being the Chronicle Written by Andrew Lang is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 797 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Monk of Fife Being the Chronicle Written by Norman Leslie of Pitcullo, Concerning Marvellous Deeds That Befell in the Realm of France, in the Years of Our Redemption, MCCCCXXIX-XXXI by Andrew Lang. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1631.

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 18 readings five lines each Open chapter

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