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The Two Admirals

The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper is available here as the complete text, split into 1433 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

James Fenimore Cooper31 chapters

The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #20475.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Two Admirals

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  1. Chapter I 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #20475, divided into 31 chapters and 1433 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 Two Admirals is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #20475 and divided into 1433 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #20475, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7164 sentences across 31 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is The Two Admirals divided for reading?

The Two Admirals is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Two Admirals as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1433 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 31 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Two Admirals can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Two Admirals can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading The Two Admirals

Common questions about reading The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Two Admirals?

Yes. All 7164 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20475 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Two Admirals is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #20475, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Two Admirals take to read?

About 597 minutes of reading across 1433 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Two Admirals section by section

How to work through The Two Admirals section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Two Admirals

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Two Admirals, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Brother's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Two Admirals; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Brother
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Two Admirals; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Might
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Two Admirals; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Claim
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Two Admirals; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.