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Bessy Rane: A Novel

Bessy Rane: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood is available here as the complete text, split into 2391 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Henry, Mrs. Wood39 chapters

Bessy Rane: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58288.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 39 chapters

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Bessy Rane: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 110 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 104 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 122 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 101 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 101 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 110 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Bessy Rane: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58288, divided into 39 chapters and 2391 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #58288, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Bessy Rane: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2391 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Anonymous
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Letter
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Intensely
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Night
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