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The Quest of the 'Golden Hope'

The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman is available here as the complete text, split into 509 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman33 chapters

The Quest of the 'Golden Hope': A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38222.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 33 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Quest of the 'Golden Hope'

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

This edition of The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38222, divided into 33 chapters and 509 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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The complete text of The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38222 and divided into 509 sections.

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The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' is presented in 33 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Is this the complete text of The Quest of the 'Golden Hope'?

Yes. All 2544 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38222 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #38222, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' take to read?

About 212 minutes of reading across 509 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Quest of the 'Golden Hope'

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Fugitive
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Sedgemoor
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Clifford
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Hammond
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