A Sailor in Spite of Himself
A Sailor in Spite of Himself by Harry Castlemon is available here as the complete text, split into 971 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Johnny Is Disgusted
- Chapter III Scotty's Plan and How It Ended
- Chapter IV Gus Has a Benefit
- Chapter V Father and Son
- Chapter VI Bob at Home
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII Bob Gets Some Money
- Chapter IX Bob Calls on a Lawyer
- Chapter X A Two-Hundred-Dollar Pearl
- Chapter XI Leon's War Record
- Chapter XII "Ben Watson Dreamed It All."
- Chapter XIII One Disposed Of
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV Gus Hears the News
- Chapter XVI A Sailor in Spite of Himself
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII A Mutiny
- Chapter XIX A Familiar Face
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI Sam Is Discharged
- Chapter XXII The Telegram
- Chapter XXIII Conclusion
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