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The Mystery of Arnold Hall

The Mystery of Arnold Hall by Helen M. Persons is available here as the complete text, split into 710 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Helen M. Persons23 chapters

The Mystery of Arnold Hall by Helen M. Persons. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44041.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 23 chapters

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The Mystery of Arnold Hall

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  1. Chapter I 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Anne 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III “Hill Top” 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Alley Gang 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Moss 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Fall 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Jack or Tut? 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Tough Proposition 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Jack in Danger 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII On Duty 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Fire 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV An Investigation 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Under Arrest 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Picnic 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A Robbery 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII A Week End 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Weird Experience 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Reward 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Pat’s Sacrifice 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Clarice 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Solutions 17 readings five lines each Open chapter

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The Mystery of Arnold Hall is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Mystery of Arnold Hall as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 710 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 23 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of The Mystery of Arnold Hall?

Yes. All 3550 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44041 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Mystery of Arnold Hall is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #44041, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Mystery of Arnold Hall take to read?

About 295 minutes of reading across 710 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Mystery of Arnold Hall

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Rhoda
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Helped
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Scramble
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Rough
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