This Crowded Earth
This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch is available here as the complete text, split into 694 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25776.
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This Crowded Earth
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This edition of This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25776, divided into 8 chapters and 694 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of This Crowded Earth is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #25776 and divided into 694 sections.
This page carries the whole of This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #25776, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3470 sentences across 8 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 This Crowded Earth divided for reading?
This Crowded Earth is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting This Crowded Earth as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 694 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 8 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear This Crowded Earth read aloud?
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Every sentence of This Crowded Earth 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 This Crowded Earth
Common questions about reading This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of This Crowded Earth?
Yes. All 3470 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25776 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of This Crowded Earth is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #25776, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does This Crowded Earth take to read?
About 289 minutes of reading across 694 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read This Crowded Earth section by section
How to work through This Crowded Earth section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in This Crowded Earth
Words and structures a reader meets early in This Crowded Earth, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Etext
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Crowded Earth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Produced
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Crowded Earth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Amazing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Crowded Earth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Science
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Crowded Earth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.