Romance of California Life Illustrated
Romance of California Life Illustrated by John Habberton is available here as the complete text, split into 1280 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Romance of California Life Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous by John Habberton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13832.
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Romance of California Life Illustrated
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
This edition of Romance of California Life Illustrated by John Habberton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #13832, divided into 16 chapters and 1280 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Yes. All 6396 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13832 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #13832, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 533 minutes of reading across 1280 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Illustrated
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- Pacific
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- Slope
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- Stories
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