Tony and the Beetles
Tony and the Beetles by Philip K. Dick is available here as the complete text, split into 120 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tony and the Beetles by Philip K. Dick. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40964.
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Tony and the Beetles
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This edition of Tony and the Beetles by Philip K. Dick carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40964, divided into 1 chapters and 120 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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Tony and the Beetles is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tony and the Beetles as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 120 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.
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Every sentence of Tony and the Beetles 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 Tony and the Beetles?
Yes. All 599 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40964 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tony and the Beetles is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40964, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tony and the Beetles take to read?
About 49 minutes of reading across 120 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Tony and the Beetles
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tony and the Beetles, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Reddish-yellow
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tony and the Beetles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sunlight
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tony and the Beetles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Filtered
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- Through
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