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Dariel: A Romance of Surrey

Dariel: A Romance of Surrey by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore is available here as the complete text, split into 1765 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore40 chapters

Dariel: A Romance of Surrey by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42529.

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Dariel: A Romance of Surrey

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  1. Chapter I 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 48 readings five lines each Open chapter

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