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In Queer Street

In Queer Street by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 1273 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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In Queer Street by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56087.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 21 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

In Queer Street

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1265 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Old School-Fellows 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Man Proposes 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Advertisement 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Next Step 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Seeking Trouble 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII An Amazing Discovery 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Family History 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Gwen 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Vane's Aunt 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Macbeth's Banquet 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Cupid's Garden 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Danger 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV At Bay 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Friend in Need 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Blackmail 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Hench's Diplomacy 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Denial 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Sunshine of Life 71 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of In Queer Street by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56087, divided into 21 chapters and 1273 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 In Queer Street is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #56087 and divided into 1273 sections.

This page carries the whole of In Queer Street by Fergus Hume, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #56087, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6364 sentences across 21 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 In Queer Street divided for reading?

In Queer Street is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting In Queer Street as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1273 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 21 chapters.

Can I hear In Queer Street read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of In Queer Street can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of In Queer Street 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 In Queer Street

Common questions about reading In Queer Street by Fergus Hume on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of In Queer Street?

Yes. All 6364 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56087 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of In Queer Street is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56087, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does In Queer Street take to read?

About 530 minutes of reading across 1273 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read In Queer Street section by section

How to work through In Queer Street section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in In Queer Street

Words and structures a reader meets early in In Queer Street, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Fergus
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Author
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Mystery
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Hansom
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