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The Sealed Message

The Sealed Message by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 1135 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Sealed Message by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55795.

26 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 26 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Sealed Message

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0 of 1123 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Message 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Fairyland 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Fairy Princess 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Golden Hours 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Love 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Legal Advice 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Amulet 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Other Girl 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Wonderful Discovery 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Tables Turned 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Unexpected Happens 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Tragedy 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Dwarf, Schaibar 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII "As in a Looking-Glass." 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Signor Venosta 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Dark Mystery 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Confession 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Second Marriage 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Geary's Accusation 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Gods Are Just 61 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Sealed Message by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55795, divided into 26 chapters and 1135 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 Sealed Message is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55795 and divided into 1135 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Sealed Message by Fergus Hume, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55795, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5671 sentences across 26 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 Sealed Message divided for reading?

The Sealed Message is presented in 26 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Sealed Message as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1135 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 26 chapters.

Can I hear The Sealed Message read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Sealed Message 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 Sealed Message

Common questions about reading The Sealed Message by Fergus Hume on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Sealed Message?

Yes. All 5671 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55795 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Sealed Message is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55795, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Sealed Message take to read?

About 472 minutes of reading across 1135 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Sealed Message section by section

How to work through The Sealed Message section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Sealed Message

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sealed Message, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Fergus
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sealed Message; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sealed Message; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mystery
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sealed Message; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hanson
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sealed Message; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.