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Frank Merriwell's Athletes

Frank Merriwell's Athletes by Burt L. Standish is available here as the complete text, split into 981 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Burt L. Standish36 chapters

Frank Merriwell's Athletes by Burt L. Standish. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41996.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 36 chapters

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Frank Merriwell's Athletes

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0 of 971 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Barney’s Story 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III In a Quandary 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Inza’s Letter 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V To the Rescue 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Storm 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Change of Scene 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Discussion About Girls 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Yale Combine 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Struggle for Life 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Frank Is Troubled 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Game for Two 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Good Start 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Hot Dash 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Off for Pueblo 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX On Dangerous Ground 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Sun Dance 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Religious Race 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Ball Game 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Wrestling Match 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Foot Race 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV John Swiftwing’s Farewell 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Cowboy Peculiarities 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Indian Charlie’s Game 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Frank Merriwell’s Ride 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Shooting 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Who Fired the Shot 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI A Cast for Life—conclusion 23 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #41996, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 408 minutes of reading across 981 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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