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Helen Ford

Helen Ford by Horatio, Jr. Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 1106 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Helen Ford by Horatio, Jr. Alger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53868.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 39 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Helen Ford

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  1. Chapter I In Search of Lodgings 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Dreamer 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Half Recognition 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Pettifogger 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V So Far, so Good 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A New Talent 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Lawyer’s Progress 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX New Projects 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Helen’s Debut 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Absent on Business 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Opposite Lodger 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Muffled Face 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV An Awkward Interview 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Margaret’s Flight 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Candle Flickers 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Preparing the Way 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Blow Falls 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Helen’s Good Fortune 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII A Short Chapter 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Bell Rings 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Unbidden Guest 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Pallida Mors 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Reading the Will 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Margaret’s Second Flight 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Good Samaritan 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Jacob Seals His Fate 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Arrest 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII A Woman’s Heart 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Greek Meets Greek 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV The Slave of the Needle 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Uncle Zebina’s Offer 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Martha Grey Is Surprised 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Helen Takes Leave of the Stage 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 56 readings five lines each Open chapter

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About 460 minutes of reading across 1106 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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