The Secret Cache
The Secret Cache by Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill is available here as the complete text, split into 1024 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Secret Cache: An Adventure and Mystery Story for Boys by Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43293.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Secret Cache
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0 of 1020 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of The Secret Cache by Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43293, divided into 12 chapters and 1024 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 Secret Cache in full?
The complete text of The Secret Cache is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43293 and divided into 1024 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Secret Cache by Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43293, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5120 sentences across 12 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 Secret Cache divided for reading?
The Secret Cache is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Secret Cache as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1024 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 12 chapters.
Can I hear The Secret Cache read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Secret Cache can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Secret Cache 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 Secret Cache
Common questions about reading The Secret Cache by Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Secret Cache?
Yes. All 5120 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43293 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Secret Cache is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43293, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Secret Cache take to read?
About 426 minutes of reading across 1024 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Secret Cache section by section
How to work through The Secret Cache section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 12 chapters of The Secret Cache to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Secret Cache
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Secret Cache, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Large
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Cache; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cloth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Cache; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Illustrated
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Cache; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- River
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Cache; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.