The Jameson Satellite
The Jameson Satellite by Neil R. Jones is available here as the complete text, split into 109 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Jameson Satellite by Neil R. Jones. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26906.
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The Jameson Satellite
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This edition of The Jameson Satellite by Neil R. Jones carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26906, divided into 6 chapters and 109 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 The Jameson Satellite is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26906 and divided into 109 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Jameson Satellite by Neil R. Jones, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26906, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 543 sentences across 6 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 Jameson Satellite divided for reading?
The Jameson Satellite is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Jameson Satellite as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 109 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 6 chapters.
Can I hear The Jameson Satellite read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Jameson Satellite can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Jameson Satellite 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 Jameson Satellite
Common questions about reading The Jameson Satellite by Neil R. Jones on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Jameson Satellite?
Yes. All 543 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26906 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Jameson Satellite is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26906, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Jameson Satellite take to read?
About 45 minutes of reading across 109 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Jameson Satellite section by section
How to work through The Jameson Satellite section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in The Jameson Satellite
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Jameson Satellite, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Mammoths
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Jameson Satellite; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ancient
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Jameson Satellite; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- World
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Jameson Satellite; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wonderfully
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Jameson Satellite; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.