One Against the Stars
One Against the Stars by Bill Garson is available here as the complete text, split into 172 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
One Against the Stars by Bill Garson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63032.
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One Against the Stars
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This edition of One Against the Stars by Bill Garson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63032, divided into 2 chapters and 172 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 One Against the Stars in full?
The complete text of One Against the Stars is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63032 and divided into 172 sections.
This page carries the whole of One Against the Stars by Bill Garson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #63032, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 856 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 One Against the Stars divided for reading?
One Against the Stars is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting One Against the Stars as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 172 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.
Can I hear One Against the Stars read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of One Against the Stars can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of One Against the Stars 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 One Against the Stars
Common questions about reading One Against the Stars by Bill Garson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of One Against the Stars?
Yes. All 856 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63032 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of One Against the Stars is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #63032, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does One Against the Stars take to read?
About 71 minutes of reading across 172 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read One Against the Stars section by section
How to work through One Against the Stars section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 2 chapters of One Against the Stars to begin.
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in One Against the Stars
Words and structures a reader meets early in One Against the Stars, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Earth's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Against the Stars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Against
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Against the Stars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Vicious
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Against the Stars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Radio-plague
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Against the Stars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.