The Pride of Jennico
The Pride of Jennico by Agnes Castle is available here as the complete text, split into 621 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Pride of Jennico: Being a Memoir of Captain Basil Jennico by Agnes Castle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51238.
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The Pride of Jennico
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X Memoir of Captain Basil Jennico (a Portion,
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII Narrative of an Episode at White’s Club, In
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV Memoir of Captain Basil Jennico
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
This edition of The Pride of Jennico by Agnes Castle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51238, divided into 21 chapters and 621 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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Is this the complete text of The Pride of Jennico?
Yes. All 3104 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51238 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Pride of Jennico is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51238, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Pride of Jennico take to read?
About 258 minutes of reading across 621 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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