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The Silent Alarm

The Silent Alarm by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell is available here as the complete text, split into 657 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell18 chapters

The Silent Alarm by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41772.

18 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 18 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Silent Alarm

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0 of 649 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Strange Sentries 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Darting Shadow 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Safe at Home 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Confederate Gold 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Mysterious Footsteps 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Beyond Forbidden Portals 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Mysterious People 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Guard of the Stone Gateway 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Mystery Trail 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV By the Aid of a Coon 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Perilous Glide 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Last of Her Clan 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Strange Procession 54 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Silent Alarm by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41772, divided into 18 chapters and 657 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 Silent Alarm is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41772 and divided into 657 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Silent Alarm by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41772, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3281 sentences across 18 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 Silent Alarm divided for reading?

The Silent Alarm is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Silent Alarm as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 657 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 18 chapters.

Can I hear The Silent Alarm read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Silent Alarm 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 Silent Alarm

Common questions about reading The Silent Alarm by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Silent Alarm?

Yes. All 3281 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41772 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Silent Alarm is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #41772, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Silent Alarm take to read?

About 273 minutes of reading across 657 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Silent Alarm section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Silent Alarm

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

Reilly
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Chicago
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Printed
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United
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