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Helen Vardon's confession

Helen Vardon's confession by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman is available here as the complete text, split into 1526 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman29 chapters

Helen Vardon's confession by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #76728.

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  1. Chapter I 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Crack of Doom 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Atra Cura 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Covenant 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Eleventh Hour 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI On the Brink 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Meeting and a Parting 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Terms of Release 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX “Whom God Hath Joined----” 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Testimony and Counsel 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Turning of the Page 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Harbour of Refuge 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Hidden Hand 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Crystal-Gazer and Other Matters 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Jasper Davenant 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Magic Pendulum 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Sweated Artist 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Apotheosis of the Titmouse 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Among the Breakers 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Illusions and Disillusions 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Cloud and Sunshine 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Dreadful Inheritance 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Catastrophe 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Dead Hand 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Gathering Clouds 101 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Suspense: and a Discovery 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Adjourned Inquiry 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The Indictment 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Verdict 74 readings five lines each Open chapter

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