Cities in the air
Cities in the air by Edmond Hamilton is available here as the complete text, split into 307 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Cities in the air by Edmond Hamilton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74171.
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Cities in the air
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This edition of Cities in the air by Edmond Hamilton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74171, divided into 11 chapters and 307 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 Cities in the air is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74171 and divided into 307 sections.
This page carries the whole of Cities in the air by Edmond Hamilton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74171, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1531 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 Cities in the air divided for reading?
Cities in the air is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Cities in the air as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 307 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.
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Every sentence of Cities in the air 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 Cities in the air
Common questions about reading Cities in the air by Edmond Hamilton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Cities in the air?
Yes. All 1531 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74171 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Cities in the air is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74171, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Cities in the air take to read?
About 127 minutes of reading across 307 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Cities in the air section by section
How to work through Cities in the air section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Cities in the air
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cities in the air, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Extraordinary
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cities in the air; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cities in the air; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fortune
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cities in the air; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sheer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cities in the air; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.