First Stage: Moon
First Stage: Moon by Dick Hetschel is available here as the complete text, split into 37 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
First Stage: Moon by Dick Hetschel. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58758.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
First Stage: Moon
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0 of 37 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of First Stage: Moon by Dick Hetschel carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58758, divided into 1 chapters and 37 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.
Where can I read First Stage: Moon in full?
The complete text of First Stage: Moon is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #58758 and divided into 37 sections.
This page carries the whole of First Stage: Moon by Dick Hetschel, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #58758, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 185 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 First Stage: Moon divided for reading?
First Stage: Moon is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting First Stage: Moon as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 37 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.
Can I hear First Stage: Moon read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of First Stage: Moon can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of First Stage: Moon 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 First Stage: Moon
Common questions about reading First Stage: Moon by Dick Hetschel on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of First Stage: Moon?
Yes. All 185 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58758 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of First Stage: Moon is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #58758, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does First Stage: Moon take to read?
About 15 minutes of reading across 37 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read First Stage: Moon section by section
How to work through First Stage: Moon section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 1 chapters of First Stage: Moon to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in First Stage: Moon
Words and structures a reader meets early in First Stage: Moon, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- First
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of First Stage: Moon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Earth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of First Stage: Moon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Reach
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of First Stage: Moon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Return
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of First Stage: Moon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.