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Sinister Street, Vol. 2

Sinister Street, Vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie is available here as the complete text, split into 2471 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33798.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 27 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Sinister Street, Vol. 2

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 2461 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 111 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 98 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 110 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 103 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 229 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 251 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 126 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 99 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 234 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Sinister Street, Vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33798, divided into 27 chapters and 2471 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 Sinister Street, Vol. 2 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #33798 and divided into 2471 sections.

This page carries the whole of Sinister Street, Vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #33798, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 12354 sentences across 27 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 Sinister Street, Vol. 2 divided for reading?

Sinister Street, Vol. 2 is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Sinister Street, Vol. 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2471 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 27 chapters.

Can I hear Sinister Street, Vol. 2 read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Sinister Street, Vol. 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Sinister Street, Vol. 2 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. 2

Common questions about reading Sinister Street, Vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Sinister Street, Vol. 2?

Yes. All 12354 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33798 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Sinister Street, Vol. 2 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #33798, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Sinister Street, Vol. 2 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2471 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Sinister Street, Vol. 2 section by section

How to work through Sinister Street, Vol. 2 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Sinister Street, Vol. 2

Words and structures a reader meets early in Sinister Street, Vol. 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Michael
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sinister Street, Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Think
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sinister Street, Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Start
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sinister Street, Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Adventure
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sinister Street, Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.