Navy Day
Navy Day by Harry Harrison is available here as the complete text, split into 24 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Navy Day by Harry Harrison. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30019.
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Navy Day
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This edition of Navy Day by Harry Harrison carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30019, divided into 1 chapters and 24 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 Navy Day is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30019 and divided into 24 sections.
This page carries the whole of Navy Day by Harry Harrison, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30019, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 116 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 Navy Day divided for reading?
Navy Day is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Navy Day as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 24 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Navy Day can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Navy Day 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 Navy Day
Common questions about reading Navy Day by Harry Harrison on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Navy Day?
Yes. All 116 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30019 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Navy Day is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30019, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Navy Day take to read?
About 9 minutes of reading across 24 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Navy Day section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Navy Day
Words and structures a reader meets early in Navy Day, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Theme
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- Anything
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- Better
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- Meant
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