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It Was a Lover and His Lass

It Was a Lover and His Lass by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant is available here as the complete text, split into 2067 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant39 chapters

It was a Lover and His Lass by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49597.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
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It Was a Lover and His Lass

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  1. Chapter I 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 96 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 98 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 96 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #49597, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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