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The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet

The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet by Burton Egbert Stevenson is available here as the complete text, split into 934 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Burton Egbert Stevenson27 chapters

The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet: A Detective Story by Burton Egbert Stevenson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10067.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 40 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet by Burton Egbert Stevenson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10067, divided into 27 chapters and 934 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 934 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 27 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Is this the complete text of The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet?

Yes. All 4666 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10067 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #10067, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet take to read?

About 388 minutes of reading across 934 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet

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Needed
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Glance
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Livid
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Those
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