Old Ruff, the Trapper
Old Ruff, the Trapper by Edward Sylvester Ellis is available here as the complete text, split into 325 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Old Ruff, the Trapper by Edward Sylvester Ellis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66085.
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Old Ruff, the Trapper
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Doubt and Perplexity
- Chapter III The Reds
- Chapter IV Between Two Fires
- Chapter V A Wonderful Animal
- Chapter VI What the Telescope Revealed
- Chapter VII Down the River
- Chapter VIII “Speckled Beauty” in Camp
- Chapter IX Through the Cascade Range
- Chapter X A Brute’s Sacrifice
- Chapter XI Unwelcome Visitors
- Chapter XII The Revelation of Maquesa
- Chapter XIII Counterplotting
- Chapter XIV Down the Columbia
- Chapter XV The Sea Trail
- Chapter XVI The Wind That Blew No Good
- Chapter XVII What of the Night?
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX The Leap for Life
- Chapter XX Conclusion
This edition of Old Ruff, the Trapper by Edward Sylvester Ellis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66085, divided into 20 chapters and 325 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 #66085, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 135 minutes of reading across 325 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Old Ruff, the Trapper
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- Trapper
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- Young
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- Fur-hunters
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- Sequel
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