Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story
Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story by Charles Ross Jackson is available here as the complete text, split into 735 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story by Charles Ross Jackson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41790.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
0 of 731 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story by Charles Ross Jackson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41790, divided into 9 chapters and 735 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.
Where can I read Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story in full?
The complete text of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41790 and divided into 735 sections.
This page carries the whole of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story by Charles Ross Jackson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41790, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3671 sentences across 9 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 Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story divided for reading?
Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 735 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 9 chapters.
Can I hear Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story 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 Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story
Common questions about reading Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story by Charles Ross Jackson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story?
Yes. All 3671 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41790 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41790, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story take to read?
About 305 minutes of reading across 735 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story section by section
How to work through Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
-
Open a chapter
Choose one of the 9 chapters of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story to begin.
-
Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
-
Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story
Words and structures a reader meets early in Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Summer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Evening
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stifling
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Still
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.