The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence
The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence by John Henry Goldfrap is available here as the complete text, split into 645 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence by John Henry Goldfrap. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51600.
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The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II A Close Shave
- Chapter III The Mysterious Gray Night Craft
- Chapter IV On the Trail of the Ghost Craft
- Chapter V Down to Montreal
- Chapter VI Homeward Bound
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII A Misleading Light
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X On Windmill Island
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII Saved from the Ruins
- Chapter XIII A Race for the Doctor
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV Cross Purposes
- Chapter XVI Harry Plays Detective
- Chapter XVII A Visit to the Hospital
- Chapter XVIII The Three Conspirators
- Chapter XIX Ralph Gets a Telegram
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI A Big Surprise
- Chapter XXII “Not Just yet, Stetson!”
- Chapter XXIII The Missing Boat
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV La Rue’s Wild Leap
- Chapter XXVI Looking for Their Chum
- Chapter XXVII A Dazzling Discovery
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX The Stolen Skiff
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII A Joyous Meeting
- Chapter XXXIII Off on the Chase
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV Hands Up!
This edition of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence by John Henry Goldfrap carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51600, divided into 35 chapters and 645 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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The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Is this the complete text of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence?
Yes. All 3223 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51600 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #51600, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence take to read?
About 268 minutes of reading across 645 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Border
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Across
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- Frontier
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- Mexican
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.