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The Secret Toll

The Secret Toll by Paul Thorne is available here as the complete text, split into 631 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Paul Thorne20 chapters

The Secret Toll by Paul Thorne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37378.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 20 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Secret Toll

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

0 of 622 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II "Friends of the Poor" 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Engineering-Criminology 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Haunted Tree 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Flaming Hand 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Spirit Clues 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Girl on the Horse 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Lucy 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Crossed Theories 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Telephone Calls 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Saturday 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Puzzling Warning 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Intruders 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Mask of Death 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Fatal Dance 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII At the Doorstep 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Triangulation 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Face to Face 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Invisible Detective 38 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Secret Toll by Paul Thorne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37378, divided into 20 chapters and 631 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 Secret Toll is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37378 and divided into 631 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Secret Toll by Paul Thorne, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37378, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3153 sentences across 20 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 Toll divided for reading?

The Secret Toll is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Secret Toll as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 631 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 20 chapters.

Can I hear The Secret Toll read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Secret Toll 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 Toll

Common questions about reading The Secret Toll by Paul Thorne on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Secret Toll?

Yes. All 3153 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37378 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Secret Toll is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #37378, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Secret Toll take to read?

About 262 minutes of reading across 631 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Secret Toll section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 20 chapters of The Secret Toll 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 Secret Toll

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

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Internet
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