Red Witch of Mercury
Red Witch of Mercury by Robert Emmett McDowell is available here as the complete text, split into 383 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Red Witch of Mercury by Robert Emmett McDowell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63875.
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Red Witch of Mercury
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This edition of Red Witch of Mercury by Robert Emmett McDowell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63875, divided into 4 chapters and 383 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 Red Witch of Mercury is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63875 and divided into 383 sections.
This page carries the whole of Red Witch of Mercury by Robert Emmett McDowell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #63875, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1912 sentences across 4 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 Red Witch of Mercury divided for reading?
Red Witch of Mercury is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Red Witch of Mercury as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 383 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. Every sentence and every individual word of Red Witch of Mercury can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Red Witch of Mercury 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 Red Witch of Mercury
Common questions about reading Red Witch of Mercury by Robert Emmett McDowell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Red Witch of Mercury?
Yes. All 1912 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63875 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Red Witch of Mercury is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #63875, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Red Witch of Mercury take to read?
About 159 minutes of reading across 383 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Red Witch of Mercury section by section
How to work through Red Witch of Mercury section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Red Witch of Mercury
Words and structures a reader meets early in Red Witch of Mercury, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Death
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Red Witch of Mercury; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Moynahan's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Red Witch of Mercury; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stock
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Red Witch of Mercury; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Trade
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Red Witch of Mercury; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.