The Chase of the Golden Plate
The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle is available here as the complete text, split into 527 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38981.
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The Chase of the Golden Plate
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This edition of The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38981, divided into 24 chapters and 527 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 Chase of the Golden Plate is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38981 and divided into 527 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #38981, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2631 sentences across 24 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 Chase of the Golden Plate divided for reading?
The Chase of the Golden Plate is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Chase of the Golden Plate as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 527 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Chase of the Golden Plate 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 Chase of the Golden Plate
Common questions about reading The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Chase of the Golden Plate?
Yes. All 2631 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38981 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Chase of the Golden Plate is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38981, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Chase of the Golden Plate take to read?
About 219 minutes of reading across 527 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Chase of the Golden Plate section by section
How to work through The Chase of the Golden Plate section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Chase of the Golden Plate
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Chase of the Golden Plate, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Cardinal
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chase of the Golden Plate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Richelieu
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chase of the Golden Plate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mikado
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chase of the Golden Plate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stepped
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chase of the Golden Plate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.