Hike and the aeroplane
Hike and the aeroplane by Sinclair Lewis is available here as the complete text, split into 768 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Hike and the aeroplane
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
This edition of Hike and the aeroplane by Sinclair Lewis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71212, divided into 28 chapters and 768 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 Hike and the aeroplane?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #71212, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 320 minutes of reading across 768 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Hike and the aeroplane
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- Rescue
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- Canyon
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- Diablo
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- Riding
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