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The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys

The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys by George Barton is available here as the complete text, split into 549 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys by George Barton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64386.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
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US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 25 chapters

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The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys

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  1. Chapter I In Which a Bully Comes to Grief 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Herbert Finds Himself the Innocent Cause of Much Trouble 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Proving That Birds of a Feather Flock Together 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV In Which Fortune Unexpectedly Favors David Harkins 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Which Tells of How Herbert Came to Leave the Town of Cleverly 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Herbert Is Awed and Amazed by His First Sight of a Great City 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI In Which Herbert Loses His Position and Retires in Disgrace 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Wherein a Black Sheep Shows a Desire to Change His Color 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI In Which a Telephone Call Produces Some Unexpected Results 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII In Which a Bad Man Reaches the End of His Rope 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #64386, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 228 minutes of reading across 549 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Fellows
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Trouble
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Answer
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Mocking
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