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All in the dark

All in the dark by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is available here as the complete text, split into 941 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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All in the dark by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75028.

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This edition of All in the dark by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #75028, divided into 40 chapters and 941 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #75028, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 392 minutes of reading across 941 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Downey: A word that appears in the opening chapter of All in the dark; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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