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Mardi, and a Voyage Thither, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Mardi, and a Voyage Thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Herman Melville is available here as the complete text, split into 1199 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Herman Melville. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13721.

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Mardi, and a Voyage Thither, Vol. 2 (of 2)

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  1. Chapter I They Land 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Hivohitee MDCCCXLVIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III They Discourse Of The Gods Of Mardi, And Braid-Beard Tells Of One Foni 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV They Discourse Of Alma 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Nursery-Tale Of Babbalanja’s 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Babbalanja Endeavors To Explain The Mystery 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Media And Babbalanja Discourse 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII They Visit An Extraordinary Old Antiquary 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Their Adventures Upon Landing At Pimminee 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Babbalanja Falleth Upon Pimminee Tooth And Nail 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII They Still Remain Upon The Rock 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Babbalanja Discourses In The Dark 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Of The Isle Of Diranda 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI They Attend The Games 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII They Embark From Diranda 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Of The Sorcerers In The Isle Of Minda 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Dominora And Vivenza 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX They Behold King Bello’s State Canoe 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII They Draw Nigh To Porpheero; Where They Behold A Terrific Eruption 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Charming Yoomy Sings 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV A Scene In The Land Of Warwicks, Or King-Makers 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI They Visit The Extreme South Of Vivenza 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII They Seek Through The Isles Of Palms; And Pass The Isles Of Myrrh 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Sailing On 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX They Visit One Doxodox 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI They Land At Hooloomooloo 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 96 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV They Embark 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI L’ultima Sera 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII They Land 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX They Land 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Taji With Hautia 20 readings five lines each Open chapter

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