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Dorothy Harcourt's secret

Dorothy Harcourt's secret by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth is available here as the complete text, split into 1521 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth30 chapters

Dorothy Harcourt's secret by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71098.

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

Course Syllabus

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Dorothy Harcourt's secret

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0 of 1507 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 94 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 65 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Dorothy Harcourt's secret by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71098, divided into 30 chapters and 1521 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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Dorothy Harcourt's secret is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Dorothy Harcourt's secret as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1521 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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Every sentence of Dorothy Harcourt's secret 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.

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Is this the complete text of Dorothy Harcourt's secret?

Yes. All 7605 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71098 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Dorothy Harcourt's secret is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #71098, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Dorothy Harcourt's secret take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1521 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Dorothy Harcourt's secret

Words and structures a reader meets early in Dorothy Harcourt's secret, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Clock
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Christmas
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Morning
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Sleigh
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