Minute Mysteries [Detectograms]
Minute Mysteries [Detectograms] by H. A. (Harold Austin) Ripley is available here as the complete text, split into 397 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Minute Mysteries [Detectograms] by H. A. (Harold Austin) Ripley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50603.
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Minute Mysteries [Detectograms]
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This edition of Minute Mysteries [Detectograms] by H. A. (Harold Austin) Ripley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50603, divided into 4 chapters and 397 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 Minute Mysteries [Detectograms] is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50603 and divided into 397 sections.
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Minute Mysteries [Detectograms] is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Minute Mysteries [Detectograms] as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 397 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 4 chapters.
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Yes. All 1983 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50603 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #50603, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Minute Mysteries [Detectograms] take to read?
About 165 minutes of reading across 397 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Minute Mysteries [Detectograms]
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