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The Child of the Moat

The Child of the Moat by I. B. (Ian Bernard) Stoughton Holborn is available here as the complete text, split into 1222 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

I. B. (Ian Bernard) Stoughton Holborn31 chapters

The Child of the Moat: A Story for Girls. 1557 A.D. by I. B. (Ian Bernard) Stoughton Holborn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53281.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Child of the Moat

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  1. Chapter I 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of The Child of the Moat?

Yes. All 6110 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53281 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Child of the Moat is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #53281, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Child of the Moat take to read?

About 509 minutes of reading across 1222 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Child of the Moat

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Story
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Girls
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Analogy
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Famous
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