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Rilla of the Lighthouse

Rilla of the Lighthouse by Grace May North is available here as the complete text, split into 724 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Grace May North40 chapters

Rilla of the Lighthouse by Grace May North. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43414.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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Rilla of the Lighthouse

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  1. Chapter I 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A Gift from the Sea 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A First Adventure 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Shipwrecked Mariner 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Swim in the Night 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Searching Party 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Heart of Cap’n Ezra 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A First Letter 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Hoped for Message 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Party for Two 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Wee Irishy Cakes 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Neighborliness 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Storm 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Three More Girls 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV An Expected Surprise 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Blue Jewels 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Memories 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Owner of the Box 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX New Year’s Eve 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Christmas in February 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Storm 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII High Cliff Seminary 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Muriel Finds a Friend 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Muriel Receives a Letter 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Muriel Begins Her Studies 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI A Lesson in Tennis 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Joy Kiersey 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Joy’s Secret 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Tennis Game 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Wainwater Castle 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Poetry Contest 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Marianne Wins the Prize 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Muriel Writes a Letter 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Muriel Visits Tunkett Again 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Muriel Visits Windy Island 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI A Letter from Gene 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Joy and Faith Visit Tunkett 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Muriel Meets Her Father 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Rilla of the Lighthouse 7 readings five lines each Open chapter

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About 301 minutes of reading across 724 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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