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The secret in the hill

The secret in the hill by Bernard Capes is available here as the complete text, split into 0 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The secret in the hill by Bernard Capes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68712.

26 chaptersComplete chronicle
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US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 26 chapters

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The secret in the hill

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  1. Chapter I 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A Great Loss and a Queer Equivalent 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV My First View of the Hill 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Story of the Earthquake 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Treasure-Hunting 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Harry Harrier 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Friends at Last 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Mischief of Sorts 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Badger 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Great Storm 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Open Sesame 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Secret in the Hill 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Reappearance 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII An Odd Compact 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII “Facilis Descensus Averni.” 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Feast of Lanterns 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Weary Sands 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Darkest Hour 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Joshua Speaks 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Rescue 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV What the Letter Said 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Out of the Depths 50 readings five lines each Open chapter

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