The Star of Satan
The Star of Satan by Henry Hasse is available here as the complete text, split into 139 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Star of Satan by Henry Hasse. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61967.
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The Star of Satan
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This edition of The Star of Satan by Henry Hasse carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61967, divided into 1 chapters and 139 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 Star of Satan is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61967 and divided into 139 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Star of Satan by Henry Hasse, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61967, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 694 sentences across 1 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 Star of Satan divided for reading?
The Star of Satan is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Star of Satan as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 139 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 1 chapters.
Can I hear The Star of Satan read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Star of Satan can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Star of Satan 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 Star of Satan
Common questions about reading The Star of Satan by Henry Hasse on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Star of Satan?
Yes. All 694 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61967 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Star of Satan is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #61967, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Star of Satan take to read?
About 57 minutes of reading across 139 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Star of Satan section by section
How to work through The Star of Satan section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Star of Satan
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Star of Satan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wreck
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Star of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Martian
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Star of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Princess
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Star of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lazily
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Star of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.