The Sign of the Stranger
The Sign of the Stranger by William Le Queux is available here as the complete text, split into 899 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Sign of the Stranger by William Le Queux. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41089.
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The Sign of the Stranger
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This edition of The Sign of the Stranger by William Le Queux carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41089, divided into 11 chapters and 899 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 Sign of the Stranger is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41089 and divided into 899 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Sign of the Stranger by William Le Queux, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41089, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4495 sentences across 11 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 Sign of the Stranger divided for reading?
The Sign of the Stranger is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Sign of the Stranger as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 899 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 11 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Sign of the Stranger can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Sign of the Stranger 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 Sign of the Stranger
Common questions about reading The Sign of the Stranger by William Le Queux on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Sign of the Stranger?
Yes. All 4495 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41089 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Sign of the Stranger is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41089, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Sign of the Stranger take to read?
About 374 minutes of reading across 899 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Sign of the Stranger section by section
How to work through The Sign of the Stranger section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Sign of the Stranger
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sign of the Stranger, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stranger
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sign of the Stranger; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- William
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- Queux
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- Chapter
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