The Revolt of the Star Men
The Revolt of the Star Men by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun is available here as the complete text, split into 386 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Revolt of the Star Men by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41027.
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The Revolt of the Star Men
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This edition of The Revolt of the Star Men by Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) Gallun carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41027, divided into 10 chapters and 386 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 Revolt of the Star Men is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41027 and divided into 386 sections.
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How is The Revolt of the Star Men divided for reading?
The Revolt of the Star Men is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Revolt of the Star Men as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 386 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 10 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Revolt of the Star Men 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.
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Is this the complete text of The Revolt of the Star Men?
Yes. All 1926 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41027 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Revolt of the Star Men is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41027, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Revolt of the Star Men take to read?
About 160 minutes of reading across 386 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Revolt of the Star Men
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Revolt of the Star Men, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Revolt
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Revolt of the Star Men; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
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- Space
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Revolt of the Star Men; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dwellers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Revolt of the Star Men; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.