Death in Transit
Death in Transit by Jerry Sohl is available here as the complete text, split into 109 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Death in Transit by Jerry Sohl. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #67457.
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Death in Transit
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This edition of Death in Transit by Jerry Sohl carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #67457, divided into 1 chapters and 109 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 Death in Transit is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #67457 and divided into 109 sections.
This page carries the whole of Death in Transit by Jerry Sohl, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #67457, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 543 sentences across 1 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 Death in Transit divided for reading?
Death in Transit is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Death in Transit as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 109 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of Death in Transit 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 Death in Transit
Common questions about reading Death in Transit by Jerry Sohl on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Death in Transit?
Yes. All 543 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #67457 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Death in Transit is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #67457, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Death in Transit take to read?
About 45 minutes of reading across 109 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Death in Transit section by section
How to work through Death in Transit section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Death in Transit
Words and structures a reader meets early in Death in Transit, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Thing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Death in Transit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Clifton
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Death in Transit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Worst
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Death in Transit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Possible
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Death in Transit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.