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Cap'n Jonah's fortune

Cap'n Jonah's fortune by James A. Cooper is available here as the complete text, split into 1014 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

James A. Cooper30 chapters

Cap'n Jonah's fortune by James A. Cooper. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75584.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 30 chapters

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Cap'n Jonah's fortune

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  1. Chapter I 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #75584, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 422 minutes of reading across 1014 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Washy
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Gallup
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General
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Handy
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