The Machine That Floats
The Machine That Floats by Joe Gibson is available here as the complete text, split into 452 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Machine That Floats by Joe Gibson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49693.
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The Machine That Floats
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This edition of The Machine That Floats by Joe Gibson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49693, divided into 5 chapters and 452 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 Machine That Floats is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #49693 and divided into 452 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Machine That Floats by Joe Gibson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #49693, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2256 sentences across 5 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 Machine That Floats divided for reading?
The Machine That Floats is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Machine That Floats as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 452 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 5 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Machine That Floats 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 Machine That Floats
Common questions about reading The Machine That Floats by Joe Gibson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Machine That Floats?
Yes. All 2256 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49693 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Machine That Floats is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49693, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Machine That Floats take to read?
About 188 minutes of reading across 452 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Machine That Floats section by section
How to work through The Machine That Floats section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Machine That Floats
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Machine That Floats, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Invented
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Machine That Floats; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Space
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Machine That Floats; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- World
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Machine That Floats; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Decide
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Machine That Floats; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.