Linda Carlton's Perilous Summer
Linda Carlton's Perilous Summer by Edith Lavell is available here as the complete text, split into 743 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Linda Carlton's Perilous Summer by Edith Lavell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63407.
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Linda Carlton's Perilous Summer
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Lost Girl
- Chapter III Planning the Treasure Hunt
- Chapter IV A Stranger at Green Falls
- Chapter V A Flying Engagement
- Chapter VI The Telegram
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII Amy’s Relatives
- Chapter IX The Take-Off
- Chapter X The Treasure
- Chapter XI The Return of the Flyers
- Chapter XII Trickery
- Chapter XIII The Haunted House
- Chapter XIV Two Surprises for Linda
- Chapter XV The Ghost in the Tower
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII The Rescue
- Chapter XVIII In Quest of the Money
- Chapter XIX A Clew to Follow
- Chapter XX Flying Over the Mountains
- Chapter XXI A Strange Landing
This edition of Linda Carlton's Perilous Summer by Edith Lavell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63407, divided into 21 chapters and 743 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #63407, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 309 minutes of reading across 743 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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