Survival Kit
Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl is available here as the complete text, split into 198 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51809.
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Survival Kit
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This edition of Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51809, divided into 2 chapters and 198 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.
Where can I read Survival Kit in full?
The complete text of Survival Kit is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51809 and divided into 198 sections.
This page carries the whole of Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51809, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 987 sentences across 2 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 Survival Kit divided for reading?
Survival Kit is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Survival Kit as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 198 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 2 chapters.
Can I hear Survival Kit read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Survival Kit can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Survival Kit 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 Survival Kit
Common questions about reading Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Survival Kit?
Yes. All 987 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51809 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Survival Kit is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51809, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Survival Kit take to read?
About 82 minutes of reading across 198 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Survival Kit section by section
How to work through Survival Kit section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 2 chapters of Survival Kit to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Survival Kit
Words and structures a reader meets early in Survival Kit, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wasn't
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Survival Kit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fair--a
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Survival Kit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Smart
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Survival Kit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Luckless
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Survival Kit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.