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Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief

Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief by L. T. Meade is available here as the complete text, split into 878 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

L. T. Meade28 chapters

Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief by L. T. Meade. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28566.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 28 chapters

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Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 17 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief?

Yes. All 4386 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28566 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #28566, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 365 minutes of reading across 878 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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