Beyond the Door
Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick is available here as the complete text, split into 57 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28644.
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Beyond the Door
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This edition of Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #28644, divided into 1 chapters and 57 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.
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The complete text of Beyond the Door is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #28644 and divided into 57 sections.
This page carries the whole of Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #28644, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 285 sentences across 1 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 Beyond the Door divided for reading?
Beyond the Door is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Beyond the Door as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 57 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 1 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.
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Every sentence of Beyond the Door 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 Beyond the Door
Common questions about reading Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Beyond the Door?
Yes. All 285 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28644 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Beyond the Door is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #28644, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Beyond the Door take to read?
About 23 minutes of reading across 57 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Beyond the Door section by section
How to work through Beyond the Door section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in Beyond the Door
Words and structures a reader meets early in Beyond the Door, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wonder
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the Door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lonely
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the Door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cuckoo
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the Door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Clock
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the Door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.