Forbidden Cargoes
Forbidden Cargoes by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell is available here as the complete text, split into 767 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Forbidden Cargoes by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42728.
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Forbidden Cargoes
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II An Underground Sea
- Chapter III A Strange Dark Room
- Chapter IV Johnny Thompson in Jail
- Chapter V Tottering Walls
- Chapter VI An Earthquake Within a Cave
- Chapter VII Johnny Wins a Friend
- Chapter VIII An Ancient Castle in Ruins
- Chapter IX Creeping Shadows
- Chapter X Camp Smoke
- Chapter XI Battling Against Odds
- Chapter XII Destruction
- Chapter XIII A Thousand Pearls
- Chapter XIV Hope Springs Eternal
- Chapter XV Unseen Foes
- Chapter XVI In Battle Array
- Chapter XVII Pant’s Problem Increases
- Chapter XVIII Two Blade Johnny
- Chapter XIX The Unwilling Guest
- Chapter XX Hail and Farewell
- Chapter XXI On the Trail of the Pearls
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII Treasure at Last
This edition of Forbidden Cargoes by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42728, divided into 23 chapters and 767 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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Is this the complete text of Forbidden Cargoes?
Yes. All 3831 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42728 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Forbidden Cargoes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42728, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Forbidden Cargoes take to read?
About 319 minutes of reading across 767 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Forbidden Cargoes
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- Reilly
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- Chicago
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- Printed
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- United
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