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Adventures of a Telegraph Boy

Adventures of a Telegraph Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 834 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Adventures of a Telegraph Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52616.

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  1. Chapter I Paul, the Telegraph Boy 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Cortlandt Street Ferry 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Old Jerry the Miser 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Strange Commission 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V An Exciting Interview 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Paul Makes a Strange Discovery 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Paul Resolves to Move 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Paul Moves to Ludlow Street 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Paul Becomes a Capitalist 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Paul Loses His Bank Book 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI At the Savings Bank 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII James Barclay’s Disappointment 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII James Barclay at Home 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV On the Track of Number 91 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Barclay Gets into Business 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI An Unexpected Meeting 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Queer Compact 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII James Barclay Obtains a Clew 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Old Jerry Receives a Visit 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX James Barclay Comes to Grief 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Fancy Dress Party 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Young Minstrels 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Pickpocket 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Old Jerry’s Wealth 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Ellen Barclay’s Discovery 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Jerry Discovers His Loss 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Jerry Finds a New Relation 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX A New Commission 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Paul’s Reception at Rockville 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI A Defeat for the Housekeeper 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Frost Mercer Is Contrary 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII A Startling Discovery 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV A Plot Against Paul 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Paul Returns to New York 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII James Barclay’s Scheme 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Conclusion 14 readings five lines each Open chapter

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About 347 minutes of reading across 834 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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