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Death in the dusk

Death in the dusk by Virgil Markham is available here as the complete text, split into 1715 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Virgil Markham30 chapters

Death in the dusk by Virgil Markham. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75273.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 30 chapters

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Death in the dusk

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  1. Chapter I 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 101 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 57 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Death in the dusk by Virgil Markham carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #75273, divided into 30 chapters and 1715 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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Death in the dusk is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Death in the dusk as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1715 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 30 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Death in the dusk?

Yes. All 8574 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75273 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Death in the dusk is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #75273, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Death in the dusk take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1715 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Death in the dusk

Words and structures a reader meets early in Death in the dusk, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Journal
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Alfred
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Bannerlee
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Balzing
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