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Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare

Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare by Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley is available here as the complete text, split into 3001 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley38 chapters

Representative English Comedies, v. 1. From the beginnings to Shakespeare by Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49710.

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Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare

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  1. Chapter I 89 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 85 readings five lines each Open chapter

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