Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys
Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys by William Heyliger is available here as the complete text, split into 782 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys
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Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 782 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 9 chapters.
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Yes. All 3907 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44249 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #44249, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 325 minutes of reading across 782 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys
Words and structures a reader meets early in Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Detectives
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Morristown
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- Jersey
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- Probably
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