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Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero

Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero by Francis Hopkinson Smith is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1237 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero by Francis Hopkinson Smith. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4516.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 37 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #4516, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 515 minutes of reading across 1237 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero

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Broadway
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Good-natured
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Tirade
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Railing
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