The Clock Struck One
The Clock Struck One by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 851 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Clock Struck One by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55689.
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The Clock Struck One
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III To Every Man His Own Fear
- Chapter IV More Mysteries
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI What Happened in the Night
- Chapter VII A Nine Days' Scandal
- Chapter VIII The Will of Julian Edermont
- Chapter IX An Amazing Reward
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI Preparing the Ground
- Chapter XII A Terrible Accusation
- Chapter XIII Denial
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV The Pearl Brooch
- Chapter XVI Dora Is Startled
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII Pallant Makes a Statement
- Chapter XIX More Mysteries
- Chapter XX The Sins of the Father
- Chapter XXI So Near, and yet so Far
- Chapter XXII What Dora Discovered
- Chapter XXIII The Madness of Lambert Joad
- Chapter XXIV The Stolen Manuscript
- Chapter XXV Confession
- Chapter XXVI A Final Surprise
This edition of The Clock Struck One by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55689, divided into 26 chapters and 851 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 Clock Struck One is presented in 26 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Clock Struck One as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 851 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 26 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Clock Struck One?
Yes. All 4255 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55689 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Clock Struck One is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #55689, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Clock Struck One take to read?
About 354 minutes of reading across 851 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Clock Struck One
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Clock Struck One, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Clock
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Clock Struck One; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Struck
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Clock Struck One; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fergus
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- Author
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