Planet of No-Return
Planet of No-Return by Wilbur S. Peacock is available here as the complete text, split into 106 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Planet of No-Return by Wilbur S. Peacock. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62261.
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Planet of No-Return
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This edition of Planet of No-Return by Wilbur S. Peacock carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62261, divided into 1 chapters and 106 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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Planet of No-Return is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Planet of No-Return as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 106 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 Planet of No-Return 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 Planet of No-Return
Common questions about reading Planet of No-Return by Wilbur S. Peacock on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Planet of No-Return?
Yes. All 530 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62261 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Planet of No-Return is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62261, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Planet of No-Return take to read?
About 44 minutes of reading across 106 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Planet of No-Return
Words and structures a reader meets early in Planet of No-Return, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Orders
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Planet of No-Return; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Explicit
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Planet of No-Return; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Destroy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Planet of No-Return; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thing'
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Planet of No-Return; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.