Key Out of Time
Key Out of Time by Andre Norton is available here as the complete text, split into 831 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Key Out of Time by Andre Norton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19651.
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Key Out of Time
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This edition of Key Out of Time by Andre Norton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19651, divided into 10 chapters and 831 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Key Out of Time is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #19651 and divided into 831 sections.
This page carries the whole of Key Out of Time by Andre Norton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #19651, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4155 sentences across 10 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.
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Key Out of Time is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Key Out of Time as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 831 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 10 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of Key Out of Time?
Yes. All 4155 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19651 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Key Out of Time is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #19651, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Key Out of Time take to read?
About 346 minutes of reading across 831 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Key Out of Time
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- Published
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- Simultaneously
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- Canada
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- Nelson
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