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The Secret of the Reef

The Secret of the Reef by Harold Bindloss is available here as the complete text, split into 1159 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Secret of the Reef by Harold Bindloss. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35823.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 32 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Secret of the Reef

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0 of 1145 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A New Venture 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Fury of the Sea 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Island 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V An Interruption 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Blown Off 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Grubstaked 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Puzzling Questions 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Mine at Snowy Creek 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Wreck of the _Kanawha_ 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Father and Son 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Ready for the Fray 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Repulse 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Fighting for a Life 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Illumination 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Ghost of the Past 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Strong-Room 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Bogus Gold 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Dangerous Secret 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Hounded 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Jimmy’s Embarrassment 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Warning 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The First Attack 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Girl in the Boat 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Paying a Debt 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI An Unexpected Delay 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII On the Beach 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII A Truce 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Hidden Gold 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Last of the Wreck 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI A Gift from the Dead 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Barriers Go Down 53 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Secret of the Reef by Harold Bindloss carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35823, divided into 32 chapters and 1159 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 Secret of the Reef is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Secret of the Reef as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1159 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 32 chapters.

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

Every sentence of The Secret of the Reef 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 of the Reef

Common questions about reading The Secret of the Reef by Harold Bindloss on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Secret of the Reef?

Yes. All 5791 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35823 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Secret of the Reef is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #35823, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Secret of the Reef take to read?

About 482 minutes of reading across 1159 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Secret of the Reef section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Secret of the Reef

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Thurston
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Orchard
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Valley
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