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Ridgway of Montana

Ridgway of Montana by William MacLeod Raine is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 916 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Ridgway of Montana: A story of to-day, in which the hero is also the villain by William MacLeod Raine. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2285.

26 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 26 chapters

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Ridgway of Montana

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 38 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Ridgway of Montana?

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Which edition of Ridgway of Montana is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2285, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Ridgway of Montana take to read?

About 381 minutes of reading across 916 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Ridgway of Montana

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Ridgway
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ridgway of Montana; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Young
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Woman
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Giving
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