Slaves of Mercury
Slaves of Mercury by Nathan Schachner is available here as the complete text, split into 580 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Slaves of Mercury by Nathan Schachner. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29966.
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Slaves of Mercury
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This edition of Slaves of Mercury by Nathan Schachner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29966, divided into 13 chapters and 580 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 Slaves of Mercury is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #29966 and divided into 580 sections.
This page carries the whole of Slaves of Mercury by Nathan Schachner, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #29966, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2900 sentences across 13 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 Slaves of Mercury divided for reading?
Slaves of Mercury is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Slaves of Mercury as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 580 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 13 chapters.
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Every sentence of Slaves of Mercury 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 Slaves of Mercury
Common questions about reading Slaves of Mercury by Nathan Schachner on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Slaves of Mercury?
Yes. All 2900 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29966 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Slaves of Mercury is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29966, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Slaves of Mercury take to read?
About 241 minutes of reading across 580 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Slaves of Mercury section by section
How to work through Slaves of Mercury section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Slaves of Mercury
Words and structures a reader meets early in Slaves of Mercury, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Etext
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Slaves of Mercury; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Produced
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Slaves of Mercury; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Astounding
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Slaves of Mercury; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Slaves of Mercury; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.