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The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea

The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant is available here as the complete text, split into 1775 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #8396.

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The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Chapter 38 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Chapter 39 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Chapter 40 29 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #8396, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1775 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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