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A Quarter-Back's Pluck

A Quarter-Back's Pluck by Lester Chadwick is available here as the complete text, split into 1021 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Lester Chadwick35 chapters

A Quarter-Back's Pluck: A Story of College Football by Lester Chadwick. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40668.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 35 chapters

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A Quarter-Back's Pluck

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  1. Chapter I 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 108 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of A Quarter-Back's Pluck?

Yes. All 5104 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40668 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Quarter-Back's Pluck is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #40668, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Quarter-Back's Pluck take to read?

About 425 minutes of reading across 1021 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Quarter-Back's Pluck

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Story
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