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The Midnight Guest: A Detective Story

The Midnight Guest: A Detective Story by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White is available here as the complete text, split into 1197 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White40 chapters

The Midnight Guest: A Detective Story by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56960.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
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The Midnight Guest: A Detective Story

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  1. Chapter I 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Mark of the Beast 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Vera Rayne 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Voice in the Dark 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Yellow Hand-Bill 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Mystery Deepens 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Confidential Agent 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Ropes of Sand 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Speaking Likeness 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Striking Likeness 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Retrospection 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Dallas Makes a Discovery 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Strong Measures 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Carlotta's Story 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Valdo in a New Light 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII To Be in Time 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Worth of a Name 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Bred in the Bone 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Faithful Servant 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Flight! 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Vera's Warning 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Message 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Lost 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII What Does It Mean? 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The Midnight Message 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Mother and Child 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII An Unexpected Friend 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Broken Wings 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV A Ray of Light 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Run to Earth 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The Whole Truth 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII The Story of a Crime 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX A Woman's Heart 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL The Passing of the Vengeance 27 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 5983 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56960 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #56960, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 498 minutes of reading across 1197 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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