Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle
Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt is available here as the complete text, split into 654 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41259.
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Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Chimney Niche
- Chapter III Robin Hood’s Strong Box
- Chapter IV Laughter from the Woods
- Chapter V Competition
- Chapter VI Ghost of the Castle
- Chapter VII A Mysterious Arrow
- Chapter VIII Expert Shooting
- Chapter IX A Neglected Duty
- Chapter X Checking Up on Ross
- Chapter XI Fire
- Chapter XII A Debt to Pay
- Chapter XIII Kill-Joy Kain
- Chapter XIV Clues
- Chapter XV A Message
- Chapter XVI Treasure
- Chapter XVII A Valuable Collection
- Chapter XVIII Billy Hides Out
- Chapter XIX A New Cub
- Chapter XX Epilogue
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Yes. All 3268 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41259 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #41259, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle take to read?
About 272 minutes of reading across 654 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- S-eye
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Carter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Haunted
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- Castle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.