A Thousand Degrees Below Zero
A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster is available here as the complete text, split into 331 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50585.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
A Thousand Degrees Below Zero
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
0 of 327 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50585, divided into 11 chapters and 331 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 A Thousand Degrees Below Zero in full?
The complete text of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50585 and divided into 331 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #50585, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1655 sentences across 11 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 A Thousand Degrees Below Zero divided for reading?
A Thousand Degrees Below Zero is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Thousand Degrees Below Zero as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 331 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 11 chapters.
Can I hear A Thousand Degrees Below Zero read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero 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 A Thousand Degrees Below Zero
Common questions about reading A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero?
Yes. All 1655 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50585 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50585, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Thousand Degrees Below Zero take to read?
About 137 minutes of reading across 331 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Thousand Degrees Below Zero section by section
How to work through A Thousand Degrees Below Zero section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
-
Open a chapter
Choose one of the 11 chapters of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero to begin.
-
Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
-
Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in A Thousand Degrees Below Zero
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Thousand Degrees Below Zero, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Point
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Overhead
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Musical
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Humming
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Thousand Degrees Below Zero; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.