No Moving Parts
No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco is available here as the complete text, split into 112 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25078.
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No Moving Parts
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This edition of No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25078, divided into 1 chapters and 112 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.
Where can I read No Moving Parts in full?
The complete text of No Moving Parts is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #25078 and divided into 112 sections.
This page carries the whole of No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #25078, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 556 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 No Moving Parts divided for reading?
No Moving Parts is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting No Moving Parts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 112 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 1 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.
Can I hear No Moving Parts read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of No Moving Parts can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of No Moving Parts 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 No Moving Parts
Common questions about reading No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of No Moving Parts?
Yes. All 556 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25078 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of No Moving Parts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #25078, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does No Moving Parts take to read?
About 46 minutes of reading across 112 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read No Moving Parts section by section
How to work through No Moving Parts 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 No Moving Parts 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 No Moving Parts
Words and structures a reader meets early in No Moving Parts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Hansen
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of No Moving Parts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sitting
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of No Moving Parts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Control
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of No Moving Parts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Board
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of No Moving Parts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.