X Marks the Asteroid
X Marks the Asteroid by Ross Rocklynne is available here as the complete text, split into 204 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
X Marks the Asteroid by Ross Rocklynne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66211.
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X Marks the Asteroid
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This edition of X Marks the Asteroid by Ross Rocklynne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66211, divided into 2 chapters and 204 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 X Marks the Asteroid is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #66211 and divided into 204 sections.
This page carries the whole of X Marks the Asteroid by Ross Rocklynne, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #66211, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1017 sentences across 2 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 X Marks the Asteroid divided for reading?
X Marks the Asteroid is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting X Marks the Asteroid as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 204 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 2 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of X Marks the Asteroid can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of X Marks the Asteroid 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 X Marks the Asteroid
Common questions about reading X Marks the Asteroid by Ross Rocklynne on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of X Marks the Asteroid?
Yes. All 1017 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66211 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of X Marks the Asteroid is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #66211, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does X Marks the Asteroid take to read?
About 84 minutes of reading across 204 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read X Marks the Asteroid section by section
How to work through X Marks the Asteroid section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in X Marks the Asteroid
Words and structures a reader meets early in X Marks the Asteroid, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Space
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of X Marks the Asteroid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ralph's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of X Marks the Asteroid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ancestors
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of X Marks the Asteroid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Suspended
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of X Marks the Asteroid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.