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The Fortunes of Glencore

The Fortunes of Glencore by Charles Lever is available here as the complete text, split into 1402 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Fortunes of Glencore by Charles Lever. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33556.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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The Fortunes of Glencore

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0 of 1389 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 9 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of The Fortunes of Glencore?

Yes. All 7009 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33556 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #33556, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Fortunes of Glencore take to read?

About 584 minutes of reading across 1402 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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