Voyages to the Moon and the Sun
Voyages to the Moon and the Sun by Cyrano de Bergerac is available here as the complete text, split into 630 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Voyages to the Moon and the Sun by Cyrano de Bergerac. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74000.
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Voyages to the Moon and the Sun
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This edition of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun by Cyrano de Bergerac carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74000, divided into 7 chapters and 630 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 Voyages to the Moon and the Sun is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74000 and divided into 630 sections.
This page carries the whole of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun by Cyrano de Bergerac, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74000, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3147 sentences across 7 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 Voyages to the Moon and the Sun divided for reading?
Voyages to the Moon and the Sun is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Voyages to the Moon and the Sun as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 630 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 7 chapters.
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Every sentence of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun 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 Voyages to the Moon and the Sun
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Is this the complete text of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun?
Yes. All 3147 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74000 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74000, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Voyages to the Moon and the Sun take to read?
About 262 minutes of reading across 630 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Voyages to the Moon and the Sun section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Voyages to the Moon and the Sun
Words and structures a reader meets early in Voyages to the Moon and the Sun, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- London
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- George
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Routledge
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dutton
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.