Dead Shot
Dead Shot by Albert W. Aiken is available here as the complete text, split into 332 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dead Shot by Albert W. Aiken. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65527.
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Dead Shot
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This edition of Dead Shot by Albert W. Aiken carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65527, divided into 13 chapters and 332 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 Dead Shot is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #65527 and divided into 332 sections.
This page carries the whole of Dead Shot by Albert W. Aiken, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #65527, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1656 sentences across 13 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 Dead Shot divided for reading?
Dead Shot is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dead Shot as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 332 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 13 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Dead Shot can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Dead Shot 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 Dead Shot
Common questions about reading Dead Shot by Albert W. Aiken on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Dead Shot?
Yes. All 1656 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65527 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dead Shot is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #65527, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dead Shot take to read?
About 138 minutes of reading across 332 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Dead Shot section by section
How to work through Dead Shot section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Dead Shot
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dead Shot, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- White
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dead Shot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Vulture
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dead Shot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Romance
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dead Shot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Yellowstone
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dead Shot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.