Frank Merriwell's Alarm
Frank Merriwell's Alarm by Burt L. Standish is available here as the complete text, split into 838 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Frank Merriwell's Alarm by Burt L. Standish. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38429.
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Frank Merriwell's Alarm
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This edition of Frank Merriwell's Alarm by Burt L. Standish carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38429, divided into 25 chapters and 838 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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Frank Merriwell's Alarm is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Frank Merriwell's Alarm as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 838 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 25 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Frank Merriwell's Alarm?
Yes. All 4186 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38429 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38429, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Frank Merriwell's Alarm take to read?
About 348 minutes of reading across 838 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Frank Merriwell's Alarm
Words and structures a reader meets early in Frank Merriwell's Alarm, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank Merriwell's Alarm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Frank
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- Merriwell
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- Dealer
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