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Of High Descent

Of High Descent by George Manville Fenn is available here as the complete text, split into 2127 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

George Manville Fenn26 chapters

Of High Descent by George Manville Fenn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34246.

26 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 26 chapters

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Of High Descent

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  1. Chapter I 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 81 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Of High Descent by George Manville Fenn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34246, divided into 26 chapters and 2127 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Of High Descent is presented in 26 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Of High Descent as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2127 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 26 chapters.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #34246, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Of High Descent take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2127 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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