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The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1821 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1601.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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0 of 1804 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1601, divided into 40 chapters and 1821 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The complete text of The Breaking Point is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1601 and divided into 1821 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1601, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9105 sentences across 40 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 Breaking Point divided for reading?

The Breaking Point is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Breaking Point as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1821 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 40 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

Can I hear The Breaking Point read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Breaking Point can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Breaking Point 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 Breaking Point

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

Is this the complete text of The Breaking Point?

Yes. All 9105 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1601 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Breaking Point is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #1601, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Breaking Point take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1821 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Breaking Point section by section

How to work through The Breaking Point section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in The Breaking Point

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

Heaven: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breaking Point; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Earth: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breaking Point; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tenor: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breaking Point; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Henry: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breaking Point; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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Where can I read The Breaking Point in full?

How is The Breaking Point divided for reading?

Can I hear The Breaking Point read aloud?

Questions about reading The Breaking Point

How to read The Breaking Point section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Breaking Point