The Secret House
The Secret House by Edgar Wallace is available here as the complete text, split into 716 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Secret House by Edgar Wallace. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26176.
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The Secret House
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This edition of The Secret House by Edgar Wallace carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26176, divided into 21 chapters and 716 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 House in full?
The complete text of The Secret House is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26176 and divided into 716 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Secret House by Edgar Wallace, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26176, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3580 sentences across 21 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 House divided for reading?
The Secret House is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Secret House as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 716 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 21 chapters.
Can I hear The Secret House read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Secret House can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Secret House 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 House
Common questions about reading The Secret House by Edgar Wallace on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Secret House?
Yes. All 3580 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26176 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Secret House is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26176, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Secret House take to read?
About 298 minutes of reading across 716 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Secret House section by section
How to work through The Secret House section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 21 chapters of The Secret House 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 House
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Secret House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stood
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Irresolutely
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Imposing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Portals
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.