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Captured by the Arabs

Captured by the Arabs by James H. Foster is available here as the complete text, split into 732 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

James H. Foster28 chapters

Captured by the Arabs by James H. Foster. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43267.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 28 chapters

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Captured by the Arabs

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  1. Chapter I 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Captured by the Arabs?

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Which edition of Captured by the Arabs is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #43267, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Captured by the Arabs take to read?

About 305 minutes of reading across 732 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Captured by the Arabs

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Sahara
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captured by the Arabs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Desert
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Adventure
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Exploration
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