The Childerbridge Mystery
The Childerbridge Mystery by Guy Boothby is available here as the complete text, split into 539 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Childerbridge Mystery by Guy Boothby. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35277.
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The Childerbridge Mystery
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This edition of The Childerbridge Mystery by Guy Boothby carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35277, divided into 13 chapters and 539 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.
Where can I read The Childerbridge Mystery in full?
The complete text of The Childerbridge Mystery is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35277 and divided into 539 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Childerbridge Mystery by Guy Boothby, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35277, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2691 sentences across 13 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 Childerbridge Mystery divided for reading?
The Childerbridge Mystery is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Childerbridge Mystery as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 539 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 13 chapters.
Can I hear The Childerbridge Mystery read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Childerbridge Mystery can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Childerbridge Mystery 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 Childerbridge Mystery
Common questions about reading The Childerbridge Mystery by Guy Boothby on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Childerbridge Mystery?
Yes. All 2691 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35277 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Childerbridge Mystery is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35277, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Childerbridge Mystery take to read?
About 224 minutes of reading across 539 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Childerbridge Mystery section by section
How to work through The Childerbridge Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Childerbridge Mystery
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Childerbridge Mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Childerbridge Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Nikola
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Childerbridge Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Millionaire's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Childerbridge Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Childerbridge Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.