Corpus earthling
Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau is available here as the complete text, split into 906 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #70760.
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Corpus earthling
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This edition of Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #70760, divided into 11 chapters and 906 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 Corpus earthling is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #70760 and divided into 906 sections.
This page carries the whole of Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #70760, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4528 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.
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Corpus earthling is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Corpus earthling as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 906 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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Is this the complete text of Corpus earthling?
Yes. All 4528 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #70760 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Corpus earthling is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #70760, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Corpus earthling take to read?
About 377 minutes of reading across 906 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Corpus earthling
Words and structures a reader meets early in Corpus earthling, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Zenith
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Corpus earthling; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Books
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Corpus earthling; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rockville
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Corpus earthling; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Centre
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Corpus earthling; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.