Beauchamp
Beauchamp by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James is available here as the complete text, split into 1164 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Beauchamp by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51898.
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Beauchamp
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- Chapter I The Attack and the Rescue
- Chapter II The Supper at the White Hart
- Chapter III The Father and the Son
- Chapter IV The Post-boy and the Pot-boy
- Chapter V In which Ned Hayward plays the part of Thief-taker
- Chapter VI Introduces Miss Slingsby to the Reader
- Chapter VII Ned Hayward and Beauchamp pay a visit to Mr. Wittingham
- Chapter VIII In which a very young Actor makes an unexpected Appearance on the Scene
- Chapter IX The Poacher's Cottage
- Chapter X A Chapter on Ghosts, and a Ghost-story
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII In which better days seem to dawn upon the Poacher
- Chapter XIII The Pursuit
- Chapter XIV The Letter
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI Ned Hayward's missive to the younger Wittingham
- Chapter XVII The Struggle near the River
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
- Chapter XXXIX Sweeping out the Ball-room
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Is this the complete text of Beauchamp?
Yes. All 5820 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51898 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Beauchamp is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51898, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Beauchamp take to read?
About 485 minutes of reading across 1164 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Beauchamp
Words and structures a reader meets early in Beauchamp, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Reign
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- Georges--it
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- Matter
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- Though
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