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The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 1

The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 1 by Thomas, Sir Browne is available here as the complete text, split into 719 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 1 by Thomas, Sir Browne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39960.

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  1. Chapter I 356 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 7 readings five lines each Open chapter

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