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The After House

The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart is available here as the complete text, split into 771 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2358.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 25 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The After House

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0 of 761 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I I Plan a Voyage 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Painted Ship 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III I Unclench My Hands 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV I Receive a Warning 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Terrible Night 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII We Find the Axe 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Stewardess’s Story 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Prisoners 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X “That’s Mutiny” 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Dead Line 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The First Mate Talks 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The White Light 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV From the Crow’s Nest 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Jones Stumbles Over Something 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Axe Is Gone 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII A Bad Combination 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX I Take the Stand 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI “A Bad Woman” 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Free Again 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Thing 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Sea Again 9 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2358, divided into 25 chapters and 771 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 The After House is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2358 and divided into 771 sections.

This page carries the whole of The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2358, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3853 sentences across 25 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 The After House divided for reading?

The After House is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The After House as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 771 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 25 chapters.

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Every sentence of The After House 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 The After House

Common questions about reading The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The After House?

Yes. All 3853 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2358 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The After House is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2358, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The After House take to read?

About 321 minutes of reading across 771 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The After House section by section

How to work through The After House 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 The After House

Words and structures a reader meets early in The After House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Bequest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The After House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Elder
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The After House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Brother
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The After House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Enough
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The After House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.