The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado
The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado by Harry Gordon is available here as the complete text, split into 796 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado by Harry Gordon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50132.
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The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Ten Thousand Dollars Reward
- Chapter III Captain Joe’s Message
- Chapter IV “The Phantom Boarder”
- Chapter V A Surprise for the Greasers
- Chapter VI Teddy Bear Makes a Hit
- Chapter VII That Haunted Stern Deck!
- Chapter VIII Deputy King Gets a Bath
- Chapter IX Another Guest from the River
- Chapter X The Old House by the River
- Chapter XI Alex Gets His Receipt
- Chapter XII Another Great Disappointment
- Chapter XIII Alex Plans a Night Adventure
- Chapter XIV A Visit from River Pirates
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI Concerning a Headless Ghost
- Chapter XVII The Sunburst on the Wall
- Chapter XVIII Case and Alex Under Arrest
- Chapter XIX Two Guests from Chicago
- Chapter XX A Journey in the Dark
- Chapter XXI The Clue in the Rocks
- Chapter XXII The End of a Long Journey
This edition of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado by Harry Gordon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50132, divided into 22 chapters and 796 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #50132, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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Vocabulary met early in The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado
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- River
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Colorado; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Motor
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- Colorado
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- Author
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