A Voyage to the Moon
A Voyage to the Moon by Cyrano de Bergerac is available here as the complete text, split into 219 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Voyage to the Moon by Cyrano de Bergerac. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #46547.
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A Voyage to the Moon
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This edition of A Voyage to the Moon by Cyrano de Bergerac carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46547, divided into 18 chapters and 219 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.
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The complete text of A Voyage to the Moon is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #46547 and divided into 219 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Voyage to the Moon by Cyrano de Bergerac, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #46547, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1094 sentences across 18 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 Voyage to the Moon divided for reading?
A Voyage to the Moon is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Voyage to the Moon as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 219 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 18 chapters.
Can I hear A Voyage to the Moon read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Voyage to the Moon can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Voyage to the Moon 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 Voyage to the Moon
Common questions about reading A Voyage to the Moon by Cyrano de Bergerac on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Voyage to the Moon?
Yes. All 1094 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46547 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Voyage to the Moon is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #46547, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Voyage to the Moon take to read?
About 91 minutes of reading across 219 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Voyage to the Moon section by section
How to work through A Voyage to the Moon section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Voyage to the Moon
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