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A successful venture

A successful venture by Ellen Douglas Deland is available here as the complete text, split into 836 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Ellen Douglas Deland18 chapters

A successful venture by Ellen Douglas Deland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68799.

18 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 18 chapters

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A successful venture

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  1. Chapter I 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Starrs Hold a Family Council 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Declaration of Independence 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Katherine as a Financier 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Peter’s New Acquaintances 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Victoria Goes in Search of Funds 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Unexpected Generosity 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Roger Madison Tells a Story 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Peter Meets with a Serious Accident 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Sophy Waylays Roger Madison 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Victoria Meets with Difficulties 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Midnight Marauders 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII On the River 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter

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About 348 minutes of reading across 836 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Wentworth
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