This House to Let
This House to Let by William Le Queux is available here as the complete text, split into 1004 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
This House to Let by William Le Queux. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41187.
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This House to Let
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This edition of This House to Let by William Le Queux carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41187, divided into 12 chapters and 1004 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 This House to Let is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41187 and divided into 1004 sections.
This page carries the whole of This House to Let by William Le Queux, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41187, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5016 sentences across 12 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 This House to Let divided for reading?
This House to Let is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting This House to Let as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1004 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 12 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of This House to Let?
Yes. All 5016 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41187 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of This House to Let is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41187, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does This House to Let take to read?
About 418 minutes of reading across 1004 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in This House to Let
Words and structures a reader meets early in This House to Let, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- House
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This House to Let; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- William
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- Queux
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- Prologue
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