Chapter 1 of The Mysterious Three is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Mysterious Three is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ THE MYSTERIOUS THREE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. CHAPTER ONE. CONCERNS A VISITOR. "Do you know a Mr. Smithson, Gwen?"
Chapter 1 of The Mysterious Three is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “CONCERNS A VISITOR.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"Do you know a Mr. Smithson, Gwen?"”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.”
someone who visits
From this reading “CONCERNS A VISITOR.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CONCERNS A VISITOR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading CONCERNS A VISITOR.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know a Mr. Smithson, Gwen?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know a Mr. Smithson, Gwen?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know a Mr. Smithson, Gwen?"
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Do you know a Mr. Smithson, Gwen?"
of an obscure nature
From this reading The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know a Mr. Smithson, Gwen?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.
someone who visits
From this reading CONCERNS A VISITOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Mysterious Three, by William Le Queux.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know a Mr. Smithson, Gwen?"
Chapter 1 of The Mysterious Three by William Le Queux holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 420 sentences of The Mysterious Three, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Mysterious Three by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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About 413 minutes of reading across 993 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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