The Datchet Diamonds
The Datchet Diamonds by Richard Marsh is available here as the complete text, split into 739 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Datchet Diamonds by Richard Marsh. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40353.
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The Datchet Diamonds
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This edition of The Datchet Diamonds by Richard Marsh carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40353, divided into 19 chapters and 739 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 Datchet Diamonds in full?
The complete text of The Datchet Diamonds is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #40353 and divided into 739 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Datchet Diamonds by Richard Marsh, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40353, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3694 sentences across 19 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 Datchet Diamonds divided for reading?
The Datchet Diamonds is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Datchet Diamonds as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 739 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 19 chapters.
Can I hear The Datchet Diamonds read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Datchet Diamonds can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Datchet Diamonds 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 Datchet Diamonds
Common questions about reading The Datchet Diamonds by Richard Marsh on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Datchet Diamonds?
Yes. All 3694 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40353 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Datchet Diamonds is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40353, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Datchet Diamonds take to read?
About 307 minutes of reading across 739 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Datchet Diamonds section by section
How to work through The Datchet Diamonds section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 19 chapters of The Datchet Diamonds to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Datchet Diamonds
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Datchet Diamonds, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Datchet Diamonds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Crime
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Datchet Diamonds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Criminal
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Datchet Diamonds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Philip
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Datchet Diamonds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.