It takes the average reader 2 hours and 5 minutes to read Martin Rattler by Robert Michael Ballantyne
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Fire was the cause of Martin's getting into disgrace at school for the first time; and this is how ithappened."Go and poke the fire, Martin Rattler," said the schoolmaster, "and put on a bit of coal, and see thatyou don't send the sparks flying about the floor."Martin sprang with alacrity to obey; for he was standing up with the class at the time, and was gladof the temporary relaxation. He stirred the fire with great care, and put on several pieces of coal veryslowly, and rearranged them two or three times; after which he stirred the fire a little more, andexamined it carefully to see that it was all right; but he did not seem quite satisfied, and wasproceeding to re-adjust the coals when Bob Croaker, one of the big boys, who was a bullying, illtempered fellow, and had a spite against Martin, called out-"Please, sir, Rattler's playin' at the fire.""Come back to your place, sir!" cried the master, sternly.Martin returned in haste, and resumed his position in the class. As he did so he observed that hisfore-finger was covered with soot. Immediately a smile of glee overspread his features; and, whilethe master was busy with one of the boys, he drew his black finger gently down the forehead andnose of the boy next to him."What part of the earth was peopled by the descendants of Adam?" cried the master, pointing to thedux."Shem!" shrieked a small boy near the foot of the class."Silence!" thundered the master, with a frown that caused the small boy to quake down to the pointsof his toes."Asia!" answered dux."Next?""Turkey!""Next, next, next? Hallo! John Ward," cried the master, starting up in anger from his seat, "what doyou mean by that, sir?"
Martin Rattler by Robert Michael Ballantyne is 124 pages long, and a total of 31,496 words.
This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 52 minutes to read Martin Rattler aloud.
Martin Rattler is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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