The Silent Shore: A Romance
The Silent Shore: A Romance by John Bloundelle-Burton is available here as the complete text, split into 597 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Yes. All 2985 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52209 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #52209, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 248 minutes of reading across 597 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Silent Shore: A Romance
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- Landing
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- Silent
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- Shore
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- Where
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