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The Twin Mystery

The Twin Mystery by Nicholas (House name) Carter is available here as the complete text, split into 766 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Nicholas (House name) Carter21 chapters

The Twin Mystery by Nicholas (House name) Carter. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65783.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 21 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Twin Mystery

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  1. Chapter I 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Way of the Robin 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Blind Chase 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Real Thing 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Brown Robin Dines 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI An Audacious Visitor 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chick’s Great Discovery 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Deep Game 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Trap 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI At the Dog Show 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Dead in Her Carriage 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Possibilities 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Change of Front 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Closer to Masson 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Ida in Trouble 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII A New Side 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII In Durance Vile 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Dashing Rescue 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Patsy’s Triumph 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Murderer 136 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Twin Mystery by Nicholas (House name) Carter carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65783, divided into 21 chapters and 766 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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How is The Twin Mystery divided for reading?

The Twin Mystery is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Twin Mystery as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 766 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.

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

Every sentence of The Twin Mystery 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 Twin Mystery

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Is this the complete text of The Twin Mystery?

Yes. All 3830 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65783 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Twin Mystery is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #65783, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Twin Mystery take to read?

About 319 minutes of reading across 766 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Twin Mystery section by section

How to work through The Twin Mystery 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 Twin Mystery

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

Magnet
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Twin Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Library
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Weekly
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Twin Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Publication
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