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Crome Yellow

Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 816 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1999.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 30 chapters

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Crome Yellow

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This edition of Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1999, divided into 30 chapters and 816 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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This page carries the whole of Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1999, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4079 sentences across 30 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.

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Crome Yellow is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Crome Yellow as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 816 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 30 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Is this the complete text of Crome Yellow?

Yes. All 4079 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1999 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Crome Yellow is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #1999, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Crome Yellow take to read?

About 339 minutes of reading across 816 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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