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The Mikado Jewel

The Mikado Jewel by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 1013 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Fergus Hume20 chapters

The Mikado Jewel by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56243.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 20 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Mikado Jewel

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0 of 1004 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II What Happened 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Afterwards 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Inquest 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Inquest Continued 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Family Legend 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Garden of Sleep 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Theodore 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Basil 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The New-Comer 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Harry's Sweetheart 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Japanese Diplomatist 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Unexpected 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Jewel 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Pentreddle's Story 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Lovers 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Pleasure 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Truth 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Further Explanation 75 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Mikado Jewel by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56243, divided into 20 chapters and 1013 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 Mikado Jewel is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Mikado Jewel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1013 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 20 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Mikado Jewel 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 Mikado Jewel

Common questions about reading The Mikado Jewel by Fergus Hume on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Mikado Jewel?

Yes. All 5064 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56243 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Mikado Jewel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56243, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Mikado Jewel take to read?

About 422 minutes of reading across 1013 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Mikado Jewel section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Mikado Jewel

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mikado Jewel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mikado Jewel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mystery
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mikado Jewel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hansom
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mikado Jewel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Purple
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mikado Jewel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.