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The Mystery of the Sea

The Mystery of the Sea by Bram Stoker is available here as the complete text, split into 1587 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Mystery of the Sea by Bram Stoker. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42455.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 39 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Mystery of the Sea

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

0 of 1573 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 105 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Mystery of the Sea by Bram Stoker carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42455, divided into 39 chapters and 1587 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.

Where can I read The Mystery of the Sea in full?

The complete text of The Mystery of the Sea is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #42455 and divided into 1587 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Mystery of the Sea by Bram Stoker, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #42455, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7934 sentences across 39 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 Mystery of the Sea divided for reading?

The Mystery of the Sea is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Mystery of the Sea as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1587 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 39 chapters.

Can I hear The Mystery of the Sea read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Mystery of the Sea 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 Mystery of the Sea

Common questions about reading The Mystery of the Sea by Bram Stoker on this page, its source edition and its audio.

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

Yes. All 7934 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42455 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Mystery of the Sea is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42455, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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

About 600 minutes of reading across 1587 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Mystery of the Sea section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 39 chapters of The Mystery of the Sea to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Mystery of the Sea

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

Second
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mystery of the Sea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sight
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mystery of the Sea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Arrived
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Cruden
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