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Poems of American History

Poems of American History by Burton Egbert [Editor] Stevenson is available here as the complete text, split into 3837 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Burton Egbert [Editor] Stevenson35 chapters

Poems of American History by Burton Egbert [Editor] Stevenson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47476.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 35 chapters

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Poems of American History

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0 of 3824 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 165 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 119 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 209 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 127 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 163 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 109 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 170 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 342 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 146 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 126 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 160 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 239 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 112 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 192 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 140 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 1011 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Poems of American History?

Yes. All 19183 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47476 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Poems of American History is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #47476, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Poems of American History take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3837 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Poems of American History

Words and structures a reader meets early in Poems of American History, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Dutch
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Amsterdam
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Henry
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Hudson's
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