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History of the Expedition under the Command — Vol. 1

History of the Expedition under the Command — Vol. 1 by Meriwether Lewis is available here as the complete text, split into 1055 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. 1. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Meriwether Lewis. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16565.

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History of the Expedition under the Command — Vol. 1

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 286 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 88 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Council
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Tetons
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Manners
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