Lavender and Old Lace
Lavender and Old Lace by Myrtle Reed is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 637 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Lavender and Old Lace by Myrtle Reed. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1266.
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Lavender and Old Lace
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
This edition of Lavender and Old Lace by Myrtle Reed carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1266, divided into 15 chapters and 637 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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Lavender and Old Lace is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Lavender and Old Lace as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 637 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 15 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 Lavender and Old Lace?
Yes. All 3183 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1266 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Lavender and Old Lace is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1266, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Lavender and Old Lace take to read?
About 265 minutes of reading across 637 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Lavender and Old Lace
Words and structures a reader meets early in Lavender and Old Lace, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Light
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lavender and Old Lace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Window
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- Rickety
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- Carriage
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