diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 2ea82df..76b231a 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@ pub struct ToipeConfig {
     /// Number of words to show on each test.
     #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = 30)]
     pub num_words: usize,
+
+
+    /// Read full text sequentially
+    #[clap(short = 's', long = "sequential", conflicts_with = "wordlist")]
+    pub use_sequential_words: bool,
+  
     /// Whether to include punctuation
     #[clap(short, long)]
     pub punctuation: bool,
+
 }
 
 impl ToipeConfig {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 553994a..5174bbc 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use config::ToipeConfig;
 use results::ToipeResults;
 use termion::input::Keys;
 use termion::{color, event::Key, input::TermRead};
-use textgen::{PunctuatedWordSelector, RawWordSelector, WordSelector};
+use textgen::{PunctuatedWordSelector, RawWordSelector, SequentialFileWordSelector, WordSelector};
 use tui::{Text, ToipeTui};
 use wordlists::{BuiltInWordlist, OS_WORDLIST_PATH};
 
@@ -76,9 +76,16 @@ impl<'a> Toipe {
     /// Initializes the word selector.
     /// Also invokes [`Toipe::restart()`].
     pub fn new(config: ToipeConfig) -> Result<Self> {
-        let mut word_selector: Box<dyn WordSelector> = if let Some(wordlist_path) =
-            config.wordlist_file.clone()
-        {
+        let word_selector: Box<dyn WordSelector> = if config.use_sequential_words {
+            if let Some(wordlist_path) = config.wordlist_file.clone() {
+                Box::new(
+                    SequentialFileWordSelector::from_path(PathBuf::from(wordlist_path))
+                        .with_context(|| format!("reading words from path"))?,
+                )
+            } else {
+                return Err(ToipeError::from("Undefined path.".to_owned()))?;
+            }
+        } else if let Some(wordlist_path) = config.wordlist_file.clone() {
             Box::new(
                 RawWordSelector::from_path(PathBuf::from(wordlist_path.clone())).with_context(
                     || format!("reading the word list from given path '{}'", wordlist_path),
diff --git a/src/textgen.rs b/src/textgen.rs
index e6e67e6..672f5e7 100644
--- a/src/textgen.rs
+++ b/src/textgen.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,39 @@ impl<T: Seek + io::Read> WordSelector for RawWordSelector<T> {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct SequentialFileWordSelector {
+    words: VecDeque<String>,
+}
+
+impl SequentialFileWordSelector {
+    pub fn from_path(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
+        let file = File::open(&path)?;
+        let reader = BufReader::new(file);
+        let words: VecDeque<String> = reader
+            .lines()
+            .filter_map(|line| line.ok())
+            .flat_map(|line| {
+                let words: Vec<String> = line.split_whitespace().map(String::from).collect();
+                words.into_iter().filter(|word| {
+                    word.chars()
+                        .all(|c| c.is_ascii() && c.is_alphanumeric() && c.is_ascii_graphic())
+                })
+            })
+            .collect();
+        Ok(Self { words })
+    }
+}
+
+impl WordSelector for SequentialFileWordSelector {
+    fn new_word(&mut self) -> Result<String, io::Error> {
+        match self.words.pop_front() {
+            Some(word) => Ok(word),
+            None => Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "No more words available",
+            )),
+        }
+
 /// Wraps another word selector, taking words from it and adding punctuation to the end of or
 /// around words with a configurable chance. Will capitalize the next word when an end-of-sentence
 /// punctuation mark is used.