Spies Die Hard!
Spies Die Hard! by Arnold Marmor is available here as the complete text, split into 35 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Spies Die Hard! by Arnold Marmor. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30383.
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Spies Die Hard!
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This edition of Spies Die Hard! by Arnold Marmor carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30383, divided into 1 chapters and 35 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 Spies Die Hard! is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30383 and divided into 35 sections.
This page carries the whole of Spies Die Hard! by Arnold Marmor, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30383, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 173 sentences across 1 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 Spies Die Hard! divided for reading?
Spies Die Hard! is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Spies Die Hard! as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 35 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 1 chapters.
Can I hear Spies Die Hard! read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Spies Die Hard! can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Spies Die Hard! 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 Spies Die Hard!
Common questions about reading Spies Die Hard! by Arnold Marmor on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Spies Die Hard!?
Yes. All 173 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30383 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Spies Die Hard! is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30383, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Spies Die Hard! take to read?
About 14 minutes of reading across 35 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Spies Die Hard! section by section
How to work through Spies Die Hard! section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Spies Die Hard!
Words and structures a reader meets early in Spies Die Hard!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Earth's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Spies Die Hard!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Espionage
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Spies Die Hard!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Headache
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Spies Die Hard!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Martian
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Spies Die Hard!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.