The Mynns' Mystery
The Mynns' Mystery by George Manville Fenn is available here as the complete text, split into 1027 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Mynns' Mystery by George Manville Fenn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34664.
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The Mynns' Mystery
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This edition of The Mynns' Mystery by George Manville Fenn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34664, divided into 12 chapters and 1027 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 Mynns' Mystery is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34664 and divided into 1027 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Mynns' Mystery by George Manville Fenn, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34664, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5134 sentences across 12 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 Mynns' Mystery divided for reading?
The Mynns' Mystery is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Mynns' Mystery as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1027 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 12 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Mynns' 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 Mynns' Mystery
Common questions about reading The Mynns' Mystery by George Manville Fenn on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Mynns' Mystery?
Yes. All 5134 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34664 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Mynns' Mystery is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34664, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Mynns' Mystery take to read?
About 427 minutes of reading across 1027 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Mynns' Mystery section by section
How to work through The Mynns' Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Mynns' Mystery
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mynns' Mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Mynns
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mynns' 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 Mynns' Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- George
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mynns' Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Manville
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mynns' Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.