The Crimson Thread
The Crimson Thread by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell is available here as the complete text, split into 790 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Crimson Thread: An Adventure Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41909.
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The Crimson Thread
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Crimson with a Strand of Purple
- Chapter III A New Mystery
- Chapter IV The Picture Girl
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI The Iron Ring
- Chapter VII Cordie's Mad Flight
- Chapter VIII The Diamond-Set Iron Ring
- Chapter IX Her Double
- Chapter X Cordie's Strange Ride
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII Lucile's Dream
- Chapter XIV The Newspaper Picture
- Chapter XV "With Contents, If Any"
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII An Icy Plunge
- Chapter XVIII The Mystery Lady's New Role
- Chapter XIX Meg Wields a Belaying Pin
- Chapter XX The Great Moment
- Chapter XXI The Man in Gray
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV What the Brown Bag Held
This edition of The Crimson Thread by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41909, divided into 25 chapters and 790 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 Crimson Thread is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41909 and divided into 790 sections.
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How is The Crimson Thread divided for reading?
The Crimson Thread is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Crimson Thread as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 790 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 25 chapters.
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Questions about reading The Crimson Thread
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Is this the complete text of The Crimson Thread?
Yes. All 3947 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41909 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Crimson Thread is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41909, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Crimson Thread take to read?
About 328 minutes of reading across 790 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Crimson Thread section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Crimson Thread
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Crimson Thread, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Reilly
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- Chicago
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- Starting
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- Suppressed
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