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Dick Merriwell's Glory

Dick Merriwell's Glory by Burt L. Standish is available here as the complete text, split into 1030 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Burt L. Standish30 chapters

Dick Merriwell's Glory by Burt L. Standish. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62411.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 30 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Dick Merriwell's Glory

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0 of 1013 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Friends and Foes 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A Scheming Trio 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Two Professors 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Dick Makes Another Enemy 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Plot Against Merriwell 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Dick’s Remarkable Play 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Fardale’s Turn 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Merriwell’s Running Tackle 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX In the Last Ditch 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Victory and Retribution 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Humiliation of Scudder 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Treacherous Uric 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Hot Chase 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Glory for the Victor 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Spy 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Capture 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI A Hot Start 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Six to Two 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII "Ends Around." 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Too Late 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV A New Candidate 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI False Suspicions 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Frank’s Advice 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII A Rascal and His Tools 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX How the Game Began 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Darrell Called to Play 61 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 5148 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62411 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #62411, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Dick Merriwell's Glory take to read?

About 429 minutes of reading across 1030 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Dick Merriwell's Glory

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Friends
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Merriwell
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Become
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Wonder
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