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Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784

Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 2467 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10357.

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Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 79 readings five lines each Open chapter

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