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The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation

The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation by Harry Leon Wilson is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 0 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation by Harry Leon Wilson. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9981.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 40 chapters

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The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Chapter 38 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Chapter 39 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Chapter 40 40 readings five lines each Open chapter

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