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Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H

Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase is available here as the complete text, split into 13005 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Frederic Boase38 chapters

Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55059.

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Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H

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  1. Chapter I 346 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 342 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 341 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 351 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 349 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 336 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 346 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 339 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 333 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 339 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 350 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 353 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 345 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 340 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 342 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 343 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 341 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 340 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 335 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 339 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 339 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 338 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 333 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 337 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 337 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 336 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 336 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 333 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 334 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 335 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 332 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 334 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 335 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 338 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 331 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 343 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 337 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 436 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Aldborough
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Benjamin
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