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The Mystery of the Fires

The Mystery of the Fires by Edith Lavell is available here as the complete text, split into 781 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Mystery of the Fires by Edith Lavell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43583.

19 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 19 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Mystery of the Fires

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  1. Chapter I 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II _Clifford's Story_ 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III _The Ditmars_ 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV _Another Fire_ 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V _Freckles' Story_ 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI _More Suspects_ 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII _The Crazy Woman_ 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII _Danger_ 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX _The Arrest_ 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X _The Visit with Rebecca_ 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI _Adelaide Ditmar's Plan_ 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII _Getting Business_ 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII _The Threat_ 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV _The Search_ 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV _Captive_ 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI _Weary Waiting_ 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII _Release_ 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII _Return_ 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX _Conclusion_ 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Mystery of the Fires by Edith Lavell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43583, divided into 19 chapters and 781 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 Mystery of the Fires is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Mystery of the Fires as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 781 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 19 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Mystery of the Fires 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.

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Is this the complete text of The Mystery of the Fires?

Yes. All 3903 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43583 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Mystery of the Fires is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #43583, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Mystery of the Fires take to read?

About 325 minutes of reading across 781 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Mystery of the Fires

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

Burnt
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mystery of the Fires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bungalow
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Whole
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Month
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