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Hepplestall's

Hepplestall's by Harold Brighouse is available here as the complete text, split into 1160 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Harold Brighouse23 chapters

Hepplestall's by Harold Brighouse. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55288.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 23 chapters

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Hepplestall's

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  1. Chapter I 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Reuben’s Seal 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Smoked Herring 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Phoebe Bradshaw 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Sir Harry Woos 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Man Who Won 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Early Life of John Bradshaw 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Lonely Man 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Spy 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Dorothy’s Moment 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Hate of the Hepplestalls 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Service 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Voice from the Street 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Mary Ellen 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Mr. Chown of London 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Hugh Darley’s Handiwork 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Dream in Stone 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Mary and Rupert 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Regency 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Mary Arden’s Husband 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Peak in Darien 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Staithley Edge 75 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Hepplestall's?

Yes. All 5798 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55288 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Hepplestall's is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55288, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Hepplestall's take to read?

About 483 minutes of reading across 1160 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Hepplestall's

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Robert
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Mcbride
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Company
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Rummaging
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