Skylark Three
Skylark Three by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith is available here as the complete text, split into 947 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Skylark Three by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21051.
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Skylark Three
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
This edition of Skylark Three by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21051, divided into 15 chapters and 947 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.
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Rather than presenting Skylark Three as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 947 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 15 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.
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Is this the complete text of Skylark Three?
Yes. All 4734 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21051 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Skylark Three is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21051, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Skylark Three take to read?
About 394 minutes of reading across 947 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Skylark Three
Words and structures a reader meets early in Skylark Three, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Innermost
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Skylark Three; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Private
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Skylark Three; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Office
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Skylark Three; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Steel
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