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Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance

Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance by William Westall is available here as the complete text, split into 1042 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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36 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 36 chapters

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Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 18 readings five lines each Open chapter

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