Collision Orbit
Collision Orbit by Clyde Beck is available here as the complete text, split into 172 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Collision Orbit by Clyde Beck. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64746.
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Collision Orbit
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This edition of Collision Orbit by Clyde Beck carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64746, divided into 2 chapters and 172 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 Collision Orbit is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #64746 and divided into 172 sections.
This page carries the whole of Collision Orbit by Clyde Beck, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #64746, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 856 sentences across 2 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 Collision Orbit divided for reading?
Collision Orbit is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Collision Orbit as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 172 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 2 chapters.
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Every sentence of Collision Orbit 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 Collision Orbit
Common questions about reading Collision Orbit by Clyde Beck on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Collision Orbit?
Yes. All 856 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64746 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Collision Orbit is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64746, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Collision Orbit take to read?
About 71 minutes of reading across 172 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Collision Orbit section by section
How to work through Collision Orbit section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Collision Orbit
Words and structures a reader meets early in Collision Orbit, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Asteroid
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Collision Orbit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Frightened
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Collision Orbit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wrecked
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Collision Orbit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Spacer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Collision Orbit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.