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The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys

The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell is available here as the complete text, split into 919 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell31 chapters

The Galloping Ghost A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43853.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 31 chapters

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The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys

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  1. Chapter I 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Whispers in the Night 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Ghost Appears 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Red Wins to Lose 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Red Rover Gets the Breaks 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Journey in the Night 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII “The Rat” 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Red Goes into Action 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Hotcakes at Dawn 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Johnny Gets a “Jimmy” 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Light on the Water 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Drew Lane Steps into Something 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV “Shootin’ Irons” 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Branded Bullet 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Johnny’s Jimmy 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Dreaming at Dawn 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Riding a Moose 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Shoe 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII On the “Sleeping Lion” 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII A Visit in the Night 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Uncle Ned Does His Bit 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Trail Leads North 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Battle Over the Waves 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII A Haunted Bay 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Silent Night 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Hollow Chuckles 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI “Play by Play” 21 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 4592 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43853 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #43853, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 382 minutes of reading across 919 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Reilly
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