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Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays

Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Frank [Editor] Shay is available here as the complete text, split into 7094 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Frank [Editor] Shay37 chapters

Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Frank [Editor] Shay. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36984.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays

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  1. Chapter I 194 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 199 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 194 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 197 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 195 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 196 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 198 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 194 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 193 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 190 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 185 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 194 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 192 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 192 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 198 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 199 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 198 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 198 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 193 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 195 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 192 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 192 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 185 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 184 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 192 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 190 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 193 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 192 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 144 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 170 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 190 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 195 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 199 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 185 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 192 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 191 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 198 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 35466 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36984 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36984, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 7094 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Tradition
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Sphere
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Books
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Relentlessly
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