Sink or Swim
Sink or Swim by Horatio, Jr. Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 919 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sink or Swim by Horatio, Jr. Alger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59517.
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Sink or Swim
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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
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
This edition of Sink or Swim by Horatio, Jr. Alger carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59517, divided into 36 chapters and 919 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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Is this the complete text of Sink or Swim?
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Which edition of Sink or Swim is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #59517, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sink or Swim take to read?
About 382 minutes of reading across 919 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Sink or Swim
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sink or Swim, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Vernon
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- School
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- Survive
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- Perish
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