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Dick Merriwell's Pranks

Dick Merriwell's Pranks by Burt L. Standish is available here as the complete text, split into 1274 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Burt L. Standish30 chapters

Dick Merriwell's Pranks by Burt L. Standish. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41879.

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

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Dick Merriwell's Pranks

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0 of 1258 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II In Persia 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Persistence of Achmet 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Challenge 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V In the Cemetery 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Sights of Stamboul 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Lost on the Buried Lake 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII On the Way to Damascus 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Struggle at the Station 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Green-Eyed Monster 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Man of Command 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Between Life and Death 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Inward Torture 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Dick Disobeys 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Purchasing a Human Being 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Sword Is Stained 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Brad and Nadia 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Flight 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Saved by Prayer 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII In the Desert 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Fate of a Foe 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Sunset from the Citadel 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Some Interesting Conversation 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Professor’s Game 108 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII In Bunol’s Power 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX His Just Deserts 52 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 6367 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41879 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Dick Merriwell's Pranks is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #41879, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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

About 530 minutes of reading across 1274 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Stories
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