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The Secret of Lonesome Cove

The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Samuel Hopkins Adams is available here as the complete text, split into 1072 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36335.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 21 chapters

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The Secret of Lonesome Cove

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  1. Chapter I 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Professor Kent Makes a Call 114 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III My Lady of Mystery 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V One Use for a Monocle 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Retreat in Order 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Simon P. Groot Does Business 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Reckonings 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chester Kent Declines a Job 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Invasion 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Hedgerow House 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Unbidden Visitor 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Loose Ends 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Lone Fisherman 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Meeting 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chance Sits In 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Master of Stars 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Strange Tryst 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Rewards 69 readings five lines each Open chapter

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The Secret of Lonesome Cove is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Is this the complete text of The Secret of Lonesome Cove?

Yes. All 5356 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36335 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Secret of Lonesome Cove is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36335, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Secret of Lonesome Cove take to read?

About 446 minutes of reading across 1072 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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