A Crime of the Under-Seas
A Crime of the Under-Seas by Guy Boothby is available here as the complete text, split into 635 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Crime of the Under-seas by Guy Boothby. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36118.
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A Crime of the Under-Seas
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This edition of A Crime of the Under-Seas by Guy Boothby carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36118, divided into 12 chapters and 635 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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A Crime of the Under-Seas is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Crime of the Under-Seas as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 635 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 12 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Crime of the Under-Seas?
Yes. All 3171 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36118 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Crime of the Under-Seas is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36118, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Crime of the Under-Seas take to read?
About 264 minutes of reading across 635 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Crime of the Under-Seas
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Crime of the Under-Seas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Crime of the Under-Seas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fortune
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- Doctor
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- Nikola
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