Memories and Adventures
Memories and Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle is available here as the complete text, split into 1436 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Memories and Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66991.
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Memories and Adventures
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
This edition of Memories and Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66991, divided into 32 chapters and 1436 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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This page carries the whole of Memories and Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #66991, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7176 sentences across 32 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.
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Memories and Adventures is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Memories and Adventures as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1436 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 32 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Memories and Adventures?
Yes. All 7176 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66991 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Memories and Adventures is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #66991, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Memories and Adventures take to read?
About 598 minutes of reading across 1436 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Memories and Adventures
Words and structures a reader meets early in Memories and Adventures, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Picardy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Memories and Adventures; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Place
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- Edinburgh
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- Named
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