Eric: or, Under the Sea
Eric: or, Under the Sea by S. B. C. (Susan Blagge Caldwell) Samuels is available here as the complete text, split into 276 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Eric or, Under the Sea by S. B. C. (Susan Blagge Caldwell) Samuels. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26952.
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Eric: or, Under the Sea
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This edition of Eric: or, Under the Sea by S. B. C. (Susan Blagge Caldwell) Samuels carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26952, divided into 15 chapters and 276 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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About 114 minutes of reading across 276 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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