Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck is available here as the complete text, split into 270 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
This edition of Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10212, divided into 26 chapters and 270 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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Yes. All 1349 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10212 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #10212, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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