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Shrewsbury: A Romance

Shrewsbury: A Romance by Stanley John Weyman is available here as the complete text, split into 1255 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Stanley John Weyman39 chapters

Shrewsbury: A Romance by Stanley John Weyman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39137.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 39 chapters

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Shrewsbury: A Romance

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  1. Chapter I 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #39137, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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