Behind the Line
Behind the Line by Ralph Henry Barbour is available here as the complete text, split into 758 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Behind the Line: A Story of College Life and Football by Ralph Henry Barbour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13556.
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Behind the Line
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
- Chapter XXII Chapter 22
- Chapter XXIII Chapter 23
- Chapter XXIV Chapter 24
This edition of Behind the Line by Ralph Henry Barbour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #13556, divided into 24 chapters and 758 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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This page carries the whole of Behind the Line by Ralph Henry Barbour, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #13556, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3789 sentences across 24 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 Behind the Line divided for reading?
Behind the Line is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Behind the Line as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 758 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 24 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of Behind the Line?
Yes. All 3789 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13556 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Behind the Line is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #13556, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Behind the Line take to read?
About 315 minutes of reading across 758 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Behind the Line section by section
How to work through Behind the Line section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Behind the Line
Words and structures a reader meets early in Behind the Line, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Third
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Behind the Line; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Yards
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Behind the Line; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Referee
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Behind the Line; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Trotted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Behind the Line; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.