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The Case of the Lamp That Went Out

The Case of the Lamp That Went Out by Auguste Groner is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 494 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

The Case of the Lamp That Went Out by Auguste Groner. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1832.

12 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 12 chapters

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The Case of the Lamp That Went Out

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This edition of The Case of the Lamp That Went Out by Auguste Groner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1832, divided into 12 chapters and 494 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 Case of the Lamp That Went Out is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1832 and divided into 494 sections.

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The Case of the Lamp That Went Out is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Case of the Lamp That Went Out as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 494 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 12 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.

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Every sentence of The Case of the Lamp That Went Out 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.

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Yes. All 2466 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1832 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #1832, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Case of the Lamp That Went Out take to read?

About 205 minutes of reading across 494 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Case of the Lamp That Went Out

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Case of the Lamp That Went Out, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Radiance
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Clear
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September
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Morning
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