We're Off to Mars!
We're Off to Mars! by Joe Gibson is available here as the complete text, split into 94 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
We're Off to Mars! by Joe Gibson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65254.
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We're Off to Mars!
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This edition of We're Off to Mars! by Joe Gibson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65254, divided into 1 chapters and 94 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 We're Off to Mars! is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #65254 and divided into 94 sections.
This page carries the whole of We're Off to Mars! by Joe Gibson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #65254, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 467 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.
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Rather than presenting We're Off to Mars! as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 94 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 We're Off to Mars! 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 We're Off to Mars!
Common questions about reading We're Off to Mars! by Joe Gibson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of We're Off to Mars!?
Yes. All 467 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65254 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of We're Off to Mars! is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #65254, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does We're Off to Mars! take to read?
About 38 minutes of reading across 94 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in We're Off to Mars!
Words and structures a reader meets early in We're Off to Mars!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- We're
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of We're Off to Mars!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Strange
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- Little
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- Robot
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