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Tom Swift and his chest of secrets

Tom Swift and his chest of secrets by Victor Appleton 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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Tom Swift and his chest of secrets by Victor Appleton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #72659.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Tom Swift and his chest of secrets

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  1. Chapter I 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Big Offers 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Liberty Bonds 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Fire 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Hurried Exit 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Secret Listener 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Mary’s Message 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Queer Story 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Double Peril 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Ring of Fire 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Just in Time 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Queer Attack 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Trap 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Bound in Darkness 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Two Disappearances 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Koku Is Found 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Scouting Around 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Strange Message 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Blue Machine 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Round-Up 32 readings five lines each Open chapter

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