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Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane

Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane by Herbert Strang is available here as the complete text, split into 626 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane by Herbert Strang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39151.

16 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 16 chapters

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Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane

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  1. Chapter I 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Hacienda 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III An Armed Party 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Simple Subtraction 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Scrap of Paper 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Hole in the Wall 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Carabaño’s Plans 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Race Against Time 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Attack on Ciudad Bolivar 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Scouting 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Leap in the Dark 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Kidnappers 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Snag 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Repairs 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Hydroplane _Versus_ Locomotive 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The End of a Revolution 42 readings five lines each Open chapter

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How is Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane divided for reading?

Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Questions about reading Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane

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Is this the complete text of Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane?

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Which edition of Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #39151, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane take to read?

About 260 minutes of reading across 626 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Swift and Sure: The Story of a Hydroplane

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Barclay
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