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Shifting For Himself

Shifting For Himself by Horatio, Jr. Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 922 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Horatio, Jr. Alger39 chapters

Shifting For Himself by Horatio, Jr. Alger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55598.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 39 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Shifting For Himself

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  1. Chapter I 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Shifting For Himself by Horatio, Jr. Alger carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55598, divided into 39 chapters and 922 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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Shifting For Himself is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Is this the complete text of Shifting For Himself?

Yes. All 4606 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55598 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Shifting For Himself is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55598, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Shifting For Himself take to read?

About 383 minutes of reading across 922 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Shifting For Himself

Words and structures a reader meets early in Shifting For Himself, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

School-fellows
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Burton
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Boarding-school
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Ferment
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