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The Treasure of Hidden Valley

The Treasure of Hidden Valley by Willis George Emerson is available here as the complete text, split into 1168 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Willis George Emerson40 chapters

The Treasure of Hidden Valley by Willis George Emerson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52461.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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The Treasure of Hidden Valley

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  1. Chapter I 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A Message from the Grave 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Financial Wolves 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The College Widow 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Westward Ho! 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Roderick Meets Jim Rankin 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Getting Acquainted 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Philosopher Among the Mountains 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Hidden Valley 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Fair Rider of the Range 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Winter Passes 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Major’s Find 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Evening Party 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Broncho-Busting 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Mysterious Toilers of the Night 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Trout Fishing Episode 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Country Fair on the Frontier 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII A Letter from the College Widow 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Store of Gold 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Warning 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Tragedy at Jack Creek 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Fight on the Road 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Summer Days 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Running for State Senator 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Unexpected Political Harmony 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Uplifting of Humanity 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Justice for the Workers 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Sleigh Bells 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Whitley Adams Blows In 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Roderick’s Discovery 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Staking the Claims 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Snow Slide 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Passing of Grant Jones 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV A Call to San Francisco 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV In the City That Never Sleeps 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Roderick Rescues Gail 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The Search for Roderick 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Reunions 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Buell Hampton’s Good-By 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Under the Big Pine 47 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Treasure of Hidden Valley by Willis George Emerson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52461, divided into 40 chapters and 1168 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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Rather than presenting The Treasure of Hidden Valley as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1168 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 40 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of The Treasure of Hidden Valley?

Yes. All 5840 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52461 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Treasure of Hidden Valley is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #52461, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Treasure of Hidden Valley take to read?

About 486 minutes of reading across 1168 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Treasure of Hidden Valley

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Rugged
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Rock-ribbed
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Hills
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Fashion
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