How Long to Read The Word Detective

How Long Does it Take to Read The Word Detective?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read The Word Detective by John Simpson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Can you drink a glass of balderdash? What do you call the part of a dog's back it can't scratch? And if, serendipitously, you find yourself in Serendip, then where exactly are you? The answers to all of these questions -- and a great many more -- can be found in the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language. And there is no better guide to the dictionary's many wonderments than the former chief editor of the OED, John Simpson. Simpson spent almost four decades of his life immersed in the intricacies of our language, and guides us through its history...

How long is The Word Detective?

The Word Detective by John Simpson is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Word Detective Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read The Word Detective aloud.

What Reading Level is The Word Detective?

The Word Detective is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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