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His Excellency's English Governess

His Excellency's English Governess by Sydney C. Grier is available here as the complete text, split into 928 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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His Excellency's English Governess by Sydney C. Grier. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66115.

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Academic course · 27 chapters

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His Excellency's English Governess

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  1. Chapter I 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II “There Was a Sound of Revelry by Night.” 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Most Advantageous Offer 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Shining East 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A New Experience 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Period of Probation 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII “In Inmost Bagdat.” 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Proposal of Marriage 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Literature and Politics 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Cup of Coffee 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Diplomatic Incident 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII In Search of Health 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Instruction and Introspection 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Spoke in His Wheel 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Murderous Intent 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII An Idyll, and Its Ending 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Gathering Clouds 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Intercepted Letters 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Confederates 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Triumphal Procession 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The End of Everything 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Prisoners 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV “The Voice of England in the East.” 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI A Dread Tribunal 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Practical Jokes 52 readings five lines each Open chapter

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