Outpost on Io
Outpost on Io by Leigh Brackett is available here as the complete text, split into 144 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Outpost on Io by Leigh Brackett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62249.
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Outpost on Io
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This edition of Outpost on Io by Leigh Brackett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62249, divided into 1 chapters and 144 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 Outpost on Io is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62249 and divided into 144 sections.
This page carries the whole of Outpost on Io by Leigh Brackett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62249, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 719 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.
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Outpost on Io is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Outpost on Io as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 144 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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Every sentence of Outpost on Io 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.
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Common questions about reading Outpost on Io by Leigh Brackett on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Outpost on Io?
Yes. All 719 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62249 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Outpost on Io is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62249, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Outpost on Io take to read?
About 59 minutes of reading across 144 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Outpost on Io section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Outpost on Io
Words and structures a reader meets early in Outpost on Io, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Crystalline
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Outpost on Io; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Death
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Outpost on Io; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Release
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Outpost on Io; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Those
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Outpost on Io; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.