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Buell Hampton

Buell Hampton by Willis George Emerson is available here as the complete text, split into 957 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Willis George Emerson40 chapters

Buell Hampton by Willis George Emerson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52449.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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Buell Hampton

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0 of 942 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II At Lake Geneva 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Chance Meeting 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Declaration 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Departure 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Cattle King 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Committee of Five 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX An Afternoon Drive 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Home of the Hortons 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Daddy’. Consent 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Kansas Prohibition 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Major Hampton’. Library 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Retraction 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Old Violin 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Love Song 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII An Invitation to Join 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Dinner at the Hortons 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Foot-Race 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Election 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Forged Letter 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Reversing the Higher Courts 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Almost a Tragedy 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Reaching a Decision 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI “Thy Will Be Done” 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Jack Redfield Arrives 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Passing of Lord Avondale 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Silencing of Gossip 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI A Ride Among Sunflowers 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Prairie-Fire 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII A Bucking Bronco 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV A Startling Revelation 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Trying to Remember 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Truth Stranger Than Fiction 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The Cattle Thief Caught 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII A Rosicrucian 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX A New-Made Grave 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Under the Quiet Stars 32 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Buell Hampton by Willis George Emerson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52449, divided into 40 chapters and 957 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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Buell Hampton is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Buell Hampton as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 957 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 40 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Buell Hampton?

Yes. All 4781 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52449 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #52449, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Buell Hampton take to read?

About 398 minutes of reading across 957 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Boston
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Chicago
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Forbes
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Company
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