Special Delivery
Special Delivery by Damon Knight is available here as the complete text, split into 134 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Special Delivery by Damon Knight. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32011.
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Special Delivery
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This edition of Special Delivery by Damon Knight carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32011, divided into 1 chapters and 134 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 Special Delivery is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #32011 and divided into 134 sections.
This page carries the whole of Special Delivery by Damon Knight, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32011, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 667 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.
How is Special Delivery divided for reading?
Special Delivery is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Special Delivery as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 134 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.
Can I hear Special Delivery read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Special Delivery can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Special Delivery 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 Special Delivery
Common questions about reading Special Delivery by Damon Knight on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Special Delivery?
Yes. All 667 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32011 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Special Delivery is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32011, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Special Delivery take to read?
About 55 minutes of reading across 134 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Special Delivery section by section
How to work through Special Delivery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Special Delivery
Words and structures a reader meets early in Special Delivery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Etext
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Special Delivery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Produced
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Special Delivery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Galaxy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Special Delivery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Science
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Special Delivery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.