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A Husband by Proxy

A Husband by Proxy by Jack Steele is available here as the complete text, split into 896 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Husband by Proxy by Jack Steele. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19523.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 37 chapters

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A Husband by Proxy

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  1. Chapter I 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 2 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of A Husband by Proxy by Jack Steele carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19523, divided into 37 chapters and 896 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Is this the complete text of A Husband by Proxy?

Yes. All 4479 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19523 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Husband by Proxy is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #19523, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Husband by Proxy take to read?

About 373 minutes of reading across 896 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Desmond
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Fitzgerald
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Above
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Below
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