Sant of the Secret Service
Sant of the Secret Service by William Le Queux is available here as the complete text, split into 537 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sant of the Secret Service: Some Revelations of Spies and Spying by William Le Queux. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41186.
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This edition of Sant of the Secret Service by William Le Queux carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41186, divided into 6 chapters and 537 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 Sant of the Secret Service is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41186 and divided into 537 sections.
This page carries the whole of Sant of the Secret Service by William Le Queux, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41186, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2685 sentences across 6 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 Sant of the Secret Service divided for reading?
Sant of the Secret Service is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Sant of the Secret Service as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 537 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 6 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Sant of the Secret Service can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Sant of the Secret Service 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 Sant of the Secret Service
Common questions about reading Sant of the Secret Service by William Le Queux on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Sant of the Secret Service?
Yes. All 2685 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41186 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Sant of the Secret Service is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41186, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sant of the Secret Service take to read?
About 223 minutes of reading across 537 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Sant of the Secret Service section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Sant of the Secret Service
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sant of the Secret Service, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Secret
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sant of the Secret Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Service
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- William
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- Queux
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