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Lefty o' the Big League

Lefty o' the Big League by Burt L. Standish is available here as the complete text, split into 755 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Burt L. Standish40 chapters

Lefty o' the Big League by Burt L. Standish. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75250.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Lefty o' the Big League

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  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 20 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Lefty o' the Big League?

Yes. All 3773 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75250 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Lefty o' the Big League is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #75250, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Lefty o' the Big League take to read?

About 314 minutes of reading across 755 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Author
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Lefty
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Stockings
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Training
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