The Dare Boys of 1776
The Dare Boys of 1776 by Stephen Angus Douglas Cox is available here as the complete text, split into 402 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Dare Boys of 1776 by Stephen Angus Douglas Cox. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9112.
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The Dare Boys of 1776
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
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Project Gutenberg eBook #9112, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 167 minutes of reading across 402 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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