The Lonely House
The Lonely House by Adolf Streckfuss is available here as the complete text, split into 537 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Lonely House by Adolf Streckfuss. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34917.
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The Lonely House
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Professor's First Excursion
- Chapter III The Professor's Return
- Chapter IV The Investigation
- Chapter V The Investigation Continued
- Chapter VI Two Wounded Hands
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII Quiet Weeks
- Chapter IX An Exploring Party
- Chapter X An Accident?
- Chapter XI Forced Seclusion
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV The End of the Professor's Holiday
This edition of The Lonely House by Adolf Streckfuss carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34917, divided into 14 chapters and 537 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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Is this the complete text of The Lonely House?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #34917, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Lonely House take to read?
About 223 minutes of reading across 537 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Lonely House
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- German
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- Adolf
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- Streckfuss
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- Author
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