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The Brooklyn murders

The Brooklyn murders by G. D. H. (George Douglas Howard) Cole is available here as the complete text, split into 1307 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

G. D. H. (George Douglas Howard) Cole37 chapters

The Brooklyn murders by G. D. H. (George Douglas Howard) Cole. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #73716.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Brooklyn murders

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0 of 1291 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Brooklyn murders by G. D. H. (George Douglas Howard) Cole carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #73716, divided into 37 chapters and 1307 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 Brooklyn murders is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Brooklyn murders as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1307 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 37 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Brooklyn murders 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 Brooklyn murders

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Is this the complete text of The Brooklyn murders?

Yes. All 6534 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73716 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Brooklyn murders is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #73716, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Brooklyn murders take to read?

About 544 minutes of reading across 1307 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Brooklyn murders

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

Seventy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brooklyn murders; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Vernon
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Brooklyn
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brooklyn murders; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Still
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brooklyn murders; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.