Cosmic striptease
Cosmic striptease by Harlan Ellison is available here as the complete text, split into 94 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Cosmic striptease by Harlan Ellison. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #73682.
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Cosmic striptease
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Yes. All 469 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73682 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #73682, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Cosmic striptease take to read?
About 39 minutes of reading across 94 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Cosmic striptease
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cosmic striptease, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Picture
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- Worth
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- Thousand
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- Words--especially
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