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Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green

Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 689 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2234.

17 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 17 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green

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This edition of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2234, divided into 17 chapters and 689 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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The complete text of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2234 and divided into 689 sections.

This page carries the whole of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2234, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3441 sentences across 17 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.

How is Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green divided for reading?

Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 689 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 17 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.

Can I hear Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green

Common questions about reading Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green?

Yes. All 3441 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2234 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2234, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green take to read?

About 286 minutes of reading across 689 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green section by section

How to work through Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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Vocabulary met early in Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green

Words and structures a reader meets early in Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sketches
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lavender
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Green
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Jerome
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.