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A Son of Ishmael: A Novel

A Son of Ishmael: A Novel by L. T. Meade is available here as the complete text, split into 1173 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

L. T. Meade36 chapters

A Son of Ishmael: A Novel by L. T. Meade. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66110.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 36 chapters

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A Son of Ishmael: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #66110, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 488 minutes of reading across 1173 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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