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The Millionaire Mystery

The Millionaire Mystery by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 995 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Millionaire Mystery by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55961.

24 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 24 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Millionaire Mystery

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 985 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Hut on the Heath 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III An Elegant Epistle 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Another Surprise 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Nine Days' Wonder 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Missing Key 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII In Dixon's Rents 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII An Important Interview 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Investigation 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Another Disappearance 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Stranger 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Strange Story 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A STRANGE STORY--_continued_ 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Enmity of Captain Lestrange 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Trouble 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Joe's Evidence 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Amazement Op Alan Thorold 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Story of the Past 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Beginning of the End 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII One Part of the Truth 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Other Part of the Truth 39 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Millionaire Mystery by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55961, divided into 24 chapters and 995 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 Millionaire Mystery is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55961 and divided into 995 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Millionaire Mystery by Fergus Hume, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55961, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4971 sentences across 24 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 Millionaire Mystery divided for reading?

The Millionaire Mystery is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Millionaire Mystery as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 995 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 24 chapters.

Can I hear The Millionaire Mystery read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Millionaire Mystery can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Millionaire Mystery 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 Millionaire Mystery

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

Is this the complete text of The Millionaire Mystery?

Yes. All 4971 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55961 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Millionaire Mystery is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55961, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Millionaire Mystery take to read?

About 414 minutes of reading across 995 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Millionaire Mystery section by section

How to work through The Millionaire Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Millionaire Mystery

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

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