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The pretender: A story of the Latin Quarter

The pretender: A story of the Latin Quarter by Robert W. (Robert William) Service is available here as the complete text, split into 0 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Robert W. (Robert William) Service31 chapters

The pretender: A story of the Latin Quarter by Robert W. (Robert William) Service. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68849.

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  1. Chapter I 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI _--Undergraduate days. Violently intellectual 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 88 readings five lines each Open chapter

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