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The Black Lion Inn

The Black Lion Inn by Alfred Henry Lewis is available here as the complete text, split into 834 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Black Lion Inn by Alfred Henry Lewis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55471.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

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The Black Lion Inn

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  1. Chapter I How I Came to the Inn 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Winning of Saucy Paoli 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV That Tobacco Upset 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Sign of Three 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI That Wolfville Christmas 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII That Stolen Ace of Hearts 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chiquita of Chaparita 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X How Strongarm Was an Elk 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI That Smuggled Silk 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII How Jim Britt Passed His Bill 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV How to Tell the Last Four 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV How Moh-Kwa Fed the Catfish 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Emperor’s Cigars 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Great Stewart Campaign 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Rescue of Connelly 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Moh-Kwa and the Three Gifts 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The German Girl’s Diamonds 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Luck of Cold-Sober Simms 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII How Prince Rupert Lost 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII When I Ran the Shotgun 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV When the Capitol Was Moved 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV How the Filibusterer Sailed 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI How Moh-Kwa Saved Strike-Axe 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Flim Flam Murphy 29 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Black Lion Inn by Alfred Henry Lewis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55471, divided into 27 chapters and 834 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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The Black Lion Inn is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Is this the complete text of The Black Lion Inn?

Yes. All 4166 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55471 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Black Lion Inn is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55471, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Black Lion Inn take to read?

About 347 minutes of reading across 834 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Black Lion Inn

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Black Lion Inn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Years
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Hoary
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Tavern
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Fashion
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