The Green Mouse
The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 673 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10441.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Green Mouse
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0 of 669 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10441, divided into 8 chapters and 673 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.
Where can I read The Green Mouse in full?
The complete text of The Green Mouse is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #10441 and divided into 673 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #10441, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3361 sentences across 8 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 Green Mouse divided for reading?
The Green Mouse is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Green Mouse as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 673 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 8 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 The Green Mouse read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Green Mouse can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Green 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 Green Mouse
Common questions about reading The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Green Mouse?
Yes. All 3361 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10441 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Green Mouse is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #10441, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Green Mouse take to read?
About 280 minutes of reading across 673 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Green Mouse section by section
How to work through The Green Mouse section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 8 chapters of The Green 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 Green Mouse
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Green Mouse, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Folly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Green Mouse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wisdom
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Green Mouse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Heavenly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Green Mouse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Twins
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Green Mouse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.