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The Vanishing of Tera

The Vanishing of Tera by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 1031 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Vanishing of Tera by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55313.

24 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 24 chapters

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The Vanishing of Tera

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  1. Chapter I 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Pearls of Price 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Disappointment 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV In the Cornfield 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Nine Days' Wonder 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Constable Slade's Discovery 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Captain Jacob 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Miss Arnott 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI "Thou Art the Man" 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Welcome Witness 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Arrested 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV An Amazing Incident 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Strange Story 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Man from Koiau 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Pearl 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Rachel 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX "The Truth Will Out" 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI "The End Does Not Always Justify the Means" 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Truth 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Trapped 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Nemesis 46 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of The Vanishing of Tera?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #55313, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Vanishing of Tera take to read?

About 429 minutes of reading across 1031 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Fergus
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Author
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Mystery
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