Dangerous Deeds
Dangerous Deeds by Frank Cobb is available here as the complete text, split into 556 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dangerous deeds by Frank Cobb. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45546.
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Dangerous Deeds
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This edition of Dangerous Deeds by Frank Cobb carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45546, divided into 15 chapters and 556 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 Dangerous Deeds is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #45546 and divided into 556 sections.
This page carries the whole of Dangerous Deeds by Frank Cobb, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45546, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2776 sentences across 15 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 Dangerous Deeds divided for reading?
Dangerous Deeds is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dangerous Deeds as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 556 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 15 chapters.
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Every sentence of Dangerous Deeds 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 Dangerous Deeds
Common questions about reading Dangerous Deeds by Frank Cobb on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Dangerous Deeds?
Yes. All 2776 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45546 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dangerous Deeds is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45546, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dangerous Deeds take to read?
About 231 minutes of reading across 556 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Dangerous Deeds section by section
How to work through Dangerous Deeds section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Dangerous Deeds
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dangerous Deeds, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Heavy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dangerous Deeds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pressed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dangerous Deeds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Washington
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dangerous Deeds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Watching
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dangerous Deeds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.