Puzzle for the Secret Seven (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)

Book excerpt: This is Book 10, Collection V, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 84.4 Total word count | 21454 Words beyond 1500 | 1131 Unknown word percentage (%) | 5.27 Unknown headword occurrence | 2.95 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 54 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 206 Synopsis This book is rewritten from Book 10 of Enid Blyton’s THE SECRET SEVEN collection. The Secret Seven are Peter and his sister Janet, Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. They form the Secret Seven Society - ready to solve any mystery, any time. They have a secret password, a badge, and a secret meeting place in a garden shed. On a visit to a fair, the Seven meet a kind gypsy woman, selling ginger-bread. On their way home, the Seven see the house of the gypsy woman burning to the ground! Next, a very valuable violin is stolen from an antique shop. Are the two incidents connected? The Seven mean to use all their detective skills to find out! Enid Blyton (1897 - 1968) is one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors. Her books have been translated into over 90 languages and are still enjoyed by children and adults all over the world.