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Humphrey Bold: A Story of the Times of Benbow

Humphrey Bold: A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang is available here as the complete text, split into 954 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Humphrey Bold: A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16049.

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Academic course · 31 chapters

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Humphrey Bold: A Story of the Times of Benbow

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 23 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #16049, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 397 minutes of reading across 954 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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