Quick Action
Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers is available here as the complete text, split into 836 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37528.
Course Syllabus
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Quick Action
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This edition of Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37528, divided into 10 chapters and 836 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.
Where can I read Quick Action in full?
The complete text of Quick Action is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37528 and divided into 836 sections.
This page carries the whole of Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37528, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4177 sentences across 10 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 Quick Action divided for reading?
Quick Action is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Quick Action as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 836 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 10 chapters.
Can I hear Quick Action read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Quick Action can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Quick Action 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 Quick Action
Common questions about reading Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Quick Action?
Yes. All 4177 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37528 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Quick Action is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37528, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Quick Action take to read?
About 348 minutes of reading across 836 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Quick Action section by section
How to work through Quick Action section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of Quick Action to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Quick Action
Words and structures a reader meets early in Quick Action, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Rhyme
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Quick Action; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Something
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Quick Action; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lovely
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Quick Action; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fresh
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Quick Action; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.