Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good
Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good by Albert Walter Tolman is available here as the complete text, split into 1228 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good
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Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Yes. All 6138 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26560 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #26560, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 511 minutes of reading across 1228 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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