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Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel

Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant is available here as the complete text, split into 1641 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant40 chapters

Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53744.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 54 readings five lines each Open chapter

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