A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle is available here as the complete text, split into 544 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Arthur Conan Doyle's complete 1887 novel introducing Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson, preserved from the public-domain source in 544 five-unit readings. Every reading includes clickable narration, Oxford-style learner vocabulary and an original illustration grounded in its immediate London or Utah context.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
A Study in Scarlet
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- Chapter I Mr. Sherlock Holmes
- Chapter II The Science of Deduction
- Chapter III The Lauriston Gardens Mystery
- Chapter IV What John Rance Had to Tell
- Chapter V Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor
- Chapter VI Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do
- Chapter VII Light in the Darkness
- Chapter VIII On the Great Alkali Plain
- Chapter IX The Flower of Utah
- Chapter X John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet
- Chapter XI A Flight for Life
- Chapter XII The Avenging Angels
- Chapter XIII A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D.
- Chapter XIV The Conclusion
How to study A Study in Scarlet
Read one of the 544 sections, listen, learn vocabulary, and review on schedule.
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Read the section
Read the five source sentences with its matching contextual illustration.
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Listen and repeat
Play each sentence and tap any word to hear it.
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Learn the phrases
Study the definition, example, and grounded collocations.
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Recall and review
Review today, tomorrow, in three days, and in seven days.