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The Romance of a Plain Man

The Romance of a Plain Man by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow is available here as the complete text, split into 1253 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow35 chapters

The Romance of a Plain Man by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30299.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 35 chapters

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The Romance of a Plain Man

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  1. Chapter I 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #30299, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 521 minutes of reading across 1253 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Author
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Deliverance
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