A Successful Shadow
A Successful Shadow by Old Sleuth is available here as the complete text, split into 298 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Successful Shadow by Old Sleuth. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26175.
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A Successful Shadow
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This edition of A Successful Shadow by Old Sleuth carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26175, divided into 11 chapters and 298 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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The complete text of A Successful Shadow is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26175 and divided into 298 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Successful Shadow by Old Sleuth, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26175, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1487 sentences across 11 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is A Successful Shadow divided for reading?
A Successful Shadow is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Successful Shadow as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 298 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 11 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Successful Shadow can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading A Successful Shadow
Common questions about reading A Successful Shadow by Old Sleuth on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Successful Shadow?
Yes. All 1487 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26175 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Successful Shadow is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26175, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Successful Shadow take to read?
About 123 minutes of reading across 298 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Successful Shadow section by section
How to work through A Successful Shadow section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Successful Shadow
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Successful Shadow, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Successful
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Successful Shadow; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shadow
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Successful Shadow; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Detective's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Successful Shadow; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Successful Shadow; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.