The Paper Cap: A Story of Love and Labor
The Paper Cap: A Story of Love and Labor by Amelia E. Barr is available here as the complete text, split into 1051 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Paper Cap: A Story of Love and Labor
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Squire of Annis
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V London and Aunt Josepha
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII In the Fourth Watch
- Chapter IX Love’s Tender Phantasy
- Chapter X Lovers Quarrel and the Squire Makes a Speech
- Chapter XI The Great Bill Passes
- Chapter XII Aunt Josepha Interferes
- Chapter XIII The Squire Makes Good
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV A Recall
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Project Gutenberg eBook #50089, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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Vocabulary met early in The Paper Cap: A Story of Love and Labor
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Paper Cap: A Story of Love and Labor, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Paper Cap: A Story of Love and Labor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Labor
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- Author
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- Orkney
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