Plague Ship
Plague Ship by Andre Norton is available here as the complete text, split into 745 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Plague Ship by Andre Norton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16921.
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Plague Ship
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This edition of Plague Ship by Andre Norton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16921, divided into 18 chapters and 745 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 Plague Ship is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #16921 and divided into 745 sections.
This page carries the whole of Plague Ship by Andre Norton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #16921, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3724 sentences across 18 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 Plague Ship divided for reading?
Plague Ship is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Plague Ship as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 745 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 18 chapters.
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Common questions about reading Plague Ship by Andre Norton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Plague Ship?
Yes. All 3724 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16921 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Plague Ship is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #16921, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Plague Ship take to read?
About 310 minutes of reading across 745 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Plague Ship
Words and structures a reader meets early in Plague Ship, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Thorson
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Plague Ship; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cargo-master-apprentice
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Plague Ship; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Solar
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Plague Ship; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Queen
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Plague Ship; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.