Midshipman Merrill
Midshipman Merrill by Henry Harrison Lewis is available here as the complete text, split into 458 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Midshipman Merrill by Henry Harrison Lewis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63590.
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Midshipman Merrill
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- Chapter I The Wreck of the Toy
- Chapter II The Arrest
- Chapter III The Dwellers in “Spook Hall.”
- Chapter IV A Bold Resolve
- Chapter V The Boy Pilot
- Chapter VI The Cadet Midshipman
- Chapter VII Going Ashore
- Chapter VIII Unfathomed
- Chapter IX The Promise Kept
- Chapter X A Plot That Failed
- Chapter XI Stumbling Blocks
- Chapter XII Boarding the Venture
- Chapter XIII Under Convoy
- Chapter XIV Jack Judson’s Memory
- Chapter XV Strangely Met
- Chapter XVI The Midshipman
- Chapter XVII Shaking Hands with the Past
- Chapter XVIII Disciplining a “Captain.”
- Chapter XIX A Secret Foe
- Chapter XX A Secret Friend
- Chapter XXI The Telltale Coin
- Chapter XXII A Double Accusation
- Chapter XXIII The Story Told
- Chapter XXIV The Alternative
- Chapter XXV A Swimming Match
- Chapter XXVI The “Water Wizard.”
- Chapter XXVII “Honors Easy.”
- Chapter XXVIII A Letter from Home
- Chapter XXIX The First Cruise
- Chapter XXX The Demand
- Chapter XXXI Keeping an Appointment
- Chapter XXXII The Tell Tale Paper
- Chapter XXXIII Three Reports
- Chapter XXXIV “Man Overboard!”
- Chapter XXXV A Debt of Gratitude
- Chapter XXXVI The Pilot Midshipman
- Chapter XXXVII Unexpected Visitors
- Chapter XXXVIII A Midnight Expedition
- Chapter XXXIX Conclusion
This edition of Midshipman Merrill by Henry Harrison Lewis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63590, divided into 39 chapters and 458 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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Midshipman Merrill is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Midshipman Merrill as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 458 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 39 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Midshipman Merrill?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #63590, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Midshipman Merrill take to read?
About 190 minutes of reading across 458 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Comes
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- Beacon
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