Satellite of Death
Satellite of Death by Randall Garrett is available here as the complete text, split into 48 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Satellite of Death by Randall Garrett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65242.
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Satellite of Death
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This edition of Satellite of Death by Randall Garrett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65242, divided into 1 chapters and 48 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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This page carries the whole of Satellite of Death by Randall Garrett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #65242, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 236 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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Satellite of Death is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Satellite of Death as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 48 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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Is this the complete text of Satellite of Death?
Yes. All 236 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65242 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Satellite of Death is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #65242, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Satellite of Death take to read?
About 19 minutes of reading across 48 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Satellite of Death
Words and structures a reader meets early in Satellite of Death, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stationed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Satellite of Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Earth's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Satellite of Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Space
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Satellite of Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Satellite
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Satellite of Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.