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Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete

Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete by Marietta Holley is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 634 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Marietta Holley28 chapters

Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete by Marietta Holley. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9450.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 28 chapters

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Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 116 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #9450, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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First
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Heard
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Wimmen
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Goin'
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