No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place by Richard Rein Smith is available here as the complete text, split into 51 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
No Hiding Place by Richard Rein Smith. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29272.
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No Hiding Place
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This edition of No Hiding Place by Richard Rein Smith carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29272, divided into 1 chapters and 51 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of No Hiding Place is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #29272 and divided into 51 sections.
This page carries the whole of No Hiding Place by Richard Rein Smith, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #29272, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 254 sentences across 1 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 No Hiding Place divided for reading?
No Hiding Place is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting No Hiding Place as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 51 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 1 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear No Hiding Place read aloud?
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Every sentence of No Hiding Place 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 No Hiding Place
Common questions about reading No Hiding Place by Richard Rein Smith on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of No Hiding Place?
Yes. All 254 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29272 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of No Hiding Place is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29272, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does No Hiding Place take to read?
About 21 minutes of reading across 51 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read No Hiding Place section by section
How to work through No Hiding Place section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 1 chapters of No Hiding Place to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in No Hiding Place
Words and structures a reader meets early in No Hiding Place, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Turnabout
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of No Hiding Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Always
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of No Hiding Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gulfs
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of No Hiding Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Between
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of No Hiding Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.