Cosmic Castaway
Cosmic Castaway by Carl Jacobi is available here as the complete text, split into 238 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Cosmic Castaway by Carl Jacobi. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62319.
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Cosmic Castaway
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This edition of Cosmic Castaway by Carl Jacobi carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62319, divided into 2 chapters and 238 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 Cosmic Castaway is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62319 and divided into 238 sections.
This page carries the whole of Cosmic Castaway by Carl Jacobi, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62319, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1189 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 Cosmic Castaway divided for reading?
Cosmic Castaway is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Cosmic Castaway as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 238 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 Cosmic Castaway 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 Cosmic Castaway
Common questions about reading Cosmic Castaway by Carl Jacobi on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Cosmic Castaway?
Yes. All 1189 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62319 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Cosmic Castaway is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62319, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Cosmic Castaway take to read?
About 99 minutes of reading across 238 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Cosmic Castaway section by section
How to work through Cosmic Castaway section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Cosmic Castaway
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cosmic Castaway, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Within
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cosmic Castaway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Earth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cosmic Castaway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Vassal
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cosmic Castaway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- World
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cosmic Castaway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.