Caught in the Net
Caught in the Net by Emile Gaboriau is available here as the complete text, split into 1167 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Caught in the Net by Emile Gaboriau. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2451.
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Caught in the Net
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
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Is this the complete text of Caught in the Net?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #2451, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Caught in the Net take to read?
About 486 minutes of reading across 1167 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Caught in the Net
Words and structures a reader meets early in Caught in the Net, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Putting
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- Screw
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- February
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- Intense
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