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Sinister Street, Vol. 1

Sinister Street, Vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie is available here as the complete text, split into 1778 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Compton MacKenzie30 chapters

Sinister Street, vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33797.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 30 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Sinister Street, Vol. 1

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0 of 1766 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II _The New World_ 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III _Bittersweet_ 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV _Fears and Fantasies_ 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V _Unending Childhood_ 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI _The First Fairy Princess_ 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII _The Enchanted Palace_ 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII _Randell House_ 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX _Siamese Stamps_ 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X _Holidays in France_ 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI _The Jacobean_ 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII _The Quadruple Intrigue_ 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII _Pastoral_ 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV _Boyhood’s Glory_ 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV _Incense_ 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI _Pax_ 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII _Cloven Hoofmarks_ 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII _Mirrors_ 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX _The Yellow Age_ 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX _Stella_ 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI _Action and Reaction_ 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII _Alan_ 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII _Sentiment_ 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV _Arabesque_ 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Grey Eyes 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI _Blue Eyes_ 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Lily 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII _Eighteen Years Old_ 89 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX _Parents_ 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 77 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Sinister Street, Vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33797, divided into 30 chapters and 1778 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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Sinister Street, Vol. 1 is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Every sentence of Sinister Street, Vol. 1 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 Sinister Street, Vol. 1

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Is this the complete text of Sinister Street, Vol. 1?

Yes. All 8890 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33797 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Sinister Street, Vol. 1 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #33797, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Sinister Street, Vol. 1 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1778 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Sinister Street, Vol. 1

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These
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Particularly
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Jolly
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Rhymes
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