The Door Through Space
The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley is available here as the complete text, split into 633 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19726.
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The Door Through Space
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This edition of The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19726, divided into 7 chapters and 633 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.
Where can I read The Door Through Space in full?
The complete text of The Door Through Space is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #19726 and divided into 633 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #19726, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3164 sentences across 7 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 Door Through Space divided for reading?
The Door Through Space is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Door Through Space as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 633 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 7 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.
Can I hear The Door Through Space read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Door Through Space can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Door Through Space 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 Door Through Space
Common questions about reading The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Door Through Space?
Yes. All 3164 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19726 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Door Through Space is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #19726, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Door Through Space take to read?
About 263 minutes of reading across 633 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Door Through Space section by section
How to work through The Door Through Space section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 7 chapters of The Door Through Space 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 Door Through Space
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Door Through Space, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Books
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Door Through Space; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Division
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Door Through Space; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Charter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Door Through Space; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Communications
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Door Through Space; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.