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The Year When Stardust Fell

The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones is available here as the complete text, split into 975 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Raymond F. Jones21 chapters

The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33660.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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The Year When Stardust Fell

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  1. Chapter I 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II _The Comet_ 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III _Breakdown_ 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV _Power Failure_ 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V _Disaster Spreads_ 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII _Dust from the Stars_ 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX _Attack_ 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI _Victory of the Dust_ 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII _The Animals Are Sick_ 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII _Decontamination_ 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV _Stay Out of Town!_ 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV _Mobilization_ 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI _Battle_ 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII _Black Victory_ 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII _Balance of Nature_ 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX _Conquest of the Comet_ 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI _Reconstruction_ 37 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33660, divided into 21 chapters and 975 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 Year When Stardust Fell is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Year When Stardust Fell as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 975 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 21 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of The Year When Stardust Fell?

Yes. All 4873 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33660 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Year When Stardust Fell is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #33660, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Year When Stardust Fell take to read?

About 406 minutes of reading across 975 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Year When Stardust Fell

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Jacket
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Design
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James
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Heugh
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