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Dick Merriwell's Trap

Dick Merriwell's Trap by Burt L. Standish is available here as the complete text, split into 1103 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Burt L. Standish30 chapters

Dick Merriwell's Trap by Burt L. Standish. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41866.

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 Trap

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  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Dick Stops a Runaway 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Happiness and Misery 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV June’s Promise 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Dick Keeps the Locket 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Doubtful Matter 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Something Wrong 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Fardale’s Way 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Dick Wins Again 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Bound by a Promise 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Warm Meeting 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Arlington Shows His Hand 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Dick Conquers His Enemy 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Cry in the Night 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Done in the Dark 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI On the Academy Steps 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Another Victory for Fardale 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chester Finds a Master 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV A Long Word 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Spook Appears 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Things Are Missing 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Dick Makes a Discovery 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII A Slippery Trick 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Magic Powder 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Trap Sprung 23 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #41866, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 459 minutes of reading across 1103 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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