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Mystery of the Chinese Ring

Mystery of the Chinese Ring by Andy Adams is available here as the complete text, split into 843 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Mystery of the Chinese Ring by Andy Adams. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51608.

22 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 22 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Mystery of the Chinese Ring

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  1. Chapter I A Mysterious Gift 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Beware, Biff! 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Fortune Cooky 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Interrupted Message 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A “Spirited” Box 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Still Missing 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Into the Jungle 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Barrier 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Shooting the Yangtze Rapids 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The First Clue 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Circling Plane 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Strange Discovery 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Red Hot Lead 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Muscles “Muscles” In 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Out of the Frying Pan 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Hong Kong and Points East 35 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Mystery of the Chinese Ring by Andy Adams carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51608, divided into 22 chapters and 843 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 Mystery of the Chinese Ring by Andy Adams, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51608, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4214 sentences across 22 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 Mystery of the Chinese Ring divided for reading?

Mystery of the Chinese Ring is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Mystery of the Chinese Ring as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 843 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 22 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Mystery of the Chinese Ring can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Mystery of the Chinese Ring 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 Mystery of the Chinese Ring

Common questions about reading Mystery of the Chinese Ring by Andy Adams on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Mystery of the Chinese Ring?

Yes. All 4214 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51608 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Mystery of the Chinese Ring is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #51608, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Mystery of the Chinese Ring take to read?

About 351 minutes of reading across 843 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Mystery of the Chinese Ring section by section

How to work through Mystery of the Chinese Ring section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Mystery of the Chinese Ring

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mystery of the Chinese Ring, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Brewster
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mystery of the Chinese Ring; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Suddenly
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mystery of the Chinese Ring; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Awake
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mystery of the Chinese Ring; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Light
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mystery of the Chinese Ring; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.