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Luck and Pluck

Luck and Pluck by Horatio, Jr. Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 971 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Horatio, Jr. Alger34 chapters

Luck and Pluck by Horatio, Jr. Alger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54265.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 34 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Luck and Pluck

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0 of 955 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Luck and Pluck?

Yes. All 4853 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54265 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Luck and Pluck is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #54265, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Luck and Pluck take to read?

About 404 minutes of reading across 971 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Luck and Pluck

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Introducing
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Horse
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Going
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Brayton
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