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The Rival Campers Afloat

The Rival Campers Afloat by Ruel Perley Smith is available here as the complete text, split into 1181 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Ruel Perley Smith21 chapters

The Rival Campers Afloat by Ruel Perley Smith. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40547.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 21 chapters

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The Rival Campers Afloat

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  1. Chapter I Down the River 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Collision 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Rescue Unrewarded 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Squire Brackett Discomfited 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Harvey Gets Bad News 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Out to the Fishing-Grounds 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Near the Reefs 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Little Tim a Strategist 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Harry Brackett Plays a Joke 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Squire Brackett Is Puzzled 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Surprise Sets Sail Again 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Stormy Weather 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Man in the Cabin 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Searching the Viking 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Rainy Night 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Two Secrets Discovered 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Loss of the Viking 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Fleeing in the Night 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 88 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #40547, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Rival Campers Afloat take to read?

About 491 minutes of reading across 1181 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Rival Campers Afloat

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Pleasant
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Afternoon
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Early
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Month
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