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By Pike and Dyke

By Pike and Dyke by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty is available here as the complete text, split into 1021 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

G. A. (George Alfred) Henty20 chapters

By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6952.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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By Pike and Dyke

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 55 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of By Pike and Dyke by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6952, divided into 20 chapters and 1021 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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Is this the complete text of By Pike and Dyke?

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Which edition of By Pike and Dyke is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #6952, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does By Pike and Dyke 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 By Pike and Dyke

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Brill
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Boldly
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Captured
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Count
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