The Red House Mystery (ESL/EFL Version)
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Study Aids, ESL, Foreign Languages, Mystery & Suspense
| Author: | Qiliang Feng | ISBN: | 9781311875075 |
| Publisher: | Qiliang Feng | Publication: | December 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Qiliang Feng |
| ISBN: | 9781311875075 |
| Publisher: | Qiliang Feng |
| Publication: | December 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
This book is Volume II-4 of the series of readers of Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP). It is suitable for readers with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.
Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a project in which ESL/EFL learners at elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words) are expected to read one million words within two or three years, and reach upper-intermediate level (with a vocabulary of about 3,500 words). This project contains about 40 simplified readers, enough for an ESL/EFL learner to read for two years, and this list is growing.
[Text Information]
Readability || 87
Total word count || 43406
Words beyond 1500 || 1968
Headwords beyond 1500 || 586
Unknown word percentage (%) || 4.53
Unknown headword percentage (%) || 1.35
Unknown headword occurrence || 3.36
Unknown words that occur 5 times or more || 99
Unknown words that occur 2 times or more || 322
[Synopsis]
Someone has been murdered in a room, but the room is locked from inside—that is called a “locked-room mystery”.
Tony Gillingham goes to visit his friend Bill Beverley, who is staying at the Red House with a group of friends. The owner of the Red House, Mark Ablett, is waiting for his long-lost brother Robert, the black sheep of the family. Shortly after the brother arrives from Australia, he is shot through the head inside the office. The room is locked from inside and Mark Ablett has disappeared. So Tony Gillingham, decides to investigate. Gillingham plays Sherlock Holmes, while Bill plays his counterpart Doctor Watson….
This book is rewritten from “The Red House Mystery” by A. A. Milne (1882-1956), English author, who is best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. This book was published in 1922 and was Milne’s only mystery.
This book is Volume II-4 of the series of readers of Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP). It is suitable for readers with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.
Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a project in which ESL/EFL learners at elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words) are expected to read one million words within two or three years, and reach upper-intermediate level (with a vocabulary of about 3,500 words). This project contains about 40 simplified readers, enough for an ESL/EFL learner to read for two years, and this list is growing.
[Text Information]
Readability || 87
Total word count || 43406
Words beyond 1500 || 1968
Headwords beyond 1500 || 586
Unknown word percentage (%) || 4.53
Unknown headword percentage (%) || 1.35
Unknown headword occurrence || 3.36
Unknown words that occur 5 times or more || 99
Unknown words that occur 2 times or more || 322
[Synopsis]
Someone has been murdered in a room, but the room is locked from inside—that is called a “locked-room mystery”.
Tony Gillingham goes to visit his friend Bill Beverley, who is staying at the Red House with a group of friends. The owner of the Red House, Mark Ablett, is waiting for his long-lost brother Robert, the black sheep of the family. Shortly after the brother arrives from Australia, he is shot through the head inside the office. The room is locked from inside and Mark Ablett has disappeared. So Tony Gillingham, decides to investigate. Gillingham plays Sherlock Holmes, while Bill plays his counterpart Doctor Watson….
This book is rewritten from “The Red House Mystery” by A. A. Milne (1882-1956), English author, who is best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. This book was published in 1922 and was Milne’s only mystery.
