The Blue Star
The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt is available here as the complete text, split into 1049 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56889.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Blue Star
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This edition of The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56889, divided into 13 chapters and 1049 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 The Blue Star in full?
The complete text of The Blue Star is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #56889 and divided into 1049 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #56889, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5243 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 The Blue Star divided for reading?
The Blue Star is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Blue Star as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1049 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.
Can I hear The Blue Star read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Blue Star can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Blue Star 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 The Blue Star
Common questions about reading The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Blue Star?
Yes. All 5243 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56889 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Blue Star is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #56889, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Blue Star take to read?
About 436 minutes of reading across 1049 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Blue Star section by section
How to work through The Blue Star section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 13 chapters of The Blue Star 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 The Blue Star
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Blue Star, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Penfield
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Blue Star; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Twirled
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Blue Star; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Port-glass
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Blue Star; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Between
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Blue Star; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.