The Brown Mouse
The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick is available here as the complete text, split into 612 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26987.
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The Brown Mouse
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This edition of The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26987, divided into 23 chapters and 612 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.
Where can I read The Brown Mouse in full?
The complete text of The Brown Mouse is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26987 and divided into 612 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26987, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3058 sentences across 23 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 The Brown Mouse divided for reading?
The Brown Mouse is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Brown Mouse as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 612 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 sections are gathered into 23 chapters.
Can I hear The Brown Mouse read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Brown Mouse can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Brown Mouse 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 The Brown Mouse
Common questions about reading The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Brown Mouse?
Yes. All 3058 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26987 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Brown Mouse is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26987, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Brown Mouse take to read?
About 254 minutes of reading across 612 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Brown Mouse section by section
How to work through The Brown Mouse section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 23 chapters of The Brown Mouse to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Brown Mouse
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Brown Mouse, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brown Mouse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Aladdin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brown Mouse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Company
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brown Mouse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Broken
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brown Mouse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.