Asteroid of the Damned
Asteroid of the Damned by Dirk Wylie is available here as the complete text, split into 118 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Asteroid of the Damned by Dirk Wylie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62168.
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Asteroid of the Damned
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This edition of Asteroid of the Damned by Dirk Wylie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62168, divided into 1 chapters and 118 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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Asteroid of the Damned is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Asteroid of the Damned as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 118 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of Asteroid of the Damned 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 Asteroid of the Damned
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Is this the complete text of Asteroid of the Damned?
Yes. All 590 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62168 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Asteroid of the Damned is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62168, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Asteroid of the Damned take to read?
About 49 minutes of reading across 118 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Asteroid of the Damned section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Asteroid of the Damned
Words and structures a reader meets early in Asteroid of the Damned, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Somewhere
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Asteroid of the Damned; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Asteroid
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Asteroid of the Damned; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lurked
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Asteroid of the Damned; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Crime
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Asteroid of the Damned; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.