Enter the Nebula
Enter the Nebula by Carl Jacobi is available here as the complete text, split into 165 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Enter the Nebula by Carl Jacobi. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63715.
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Enter the Nebula
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This edition of Enter the Nebula by Carl Jacobi carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63715, divided into 2 chapters and 165 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 Enter the Nebula is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63715 and divided into 165 sections.
This page carries the whole of Enter the Nebula by Carl Jacobi, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #63715, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 821 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 Enter the Nebula divided for reading?
Enter the Nebula is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Enter the Nebula as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 165 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 Enter the Nebula 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 Enter the Nebula
Common questions about reading Enter the Nebula by Carl Jacobi on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Enter the Nebula?
Yes. All 821 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63715 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Enter the Nebula is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #63715, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Enter the Nebula take to read?
About 68 minutes of reading across 165 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Enter the Nebula section by section
How to work through Enter the Nebula section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Enter the Nebula
Words and structures a reader meets early in Enter the Nebula, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Greatest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Enter the Nebula; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cracksman
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Enter the Nebula; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Galaxy--the
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Enter the Nebula; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Nebula
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Enter the Nebula; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.