Death Makes a Mistake
Death Makes a Mistake by William P. McGivern is available here as the complete text, split into 122 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Death Makes a Mistake by William P. McGivern. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32880.
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Death Makes a Mistake
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This edition of Death Makes a Mistake by William P. McGivern carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32880, divided into 1 chapters and 122 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Death Makes a Mistake is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Death Makes a Mistake as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 122 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 1 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Questions about reading Death Makes a Mistake
Common questions about reading Death Makes a Mistake by William P. McGivern on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Death Makes a Mistake?
Yes. All 607 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32880 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Death Makes a Mistake is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32880, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Death Makes a Mistake take to read?
About 50 minutes of reading across 122 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Death Makes a Mistake
Words and structures a reader meets early in Death Makes a Mistake, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sidenote
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Death Makes a Mistake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Demise
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Death Makes a Mistake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Reggie
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Death Makes a Mistake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fiddler's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Death Makes a Mistake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.