Too Fat to Fight
Too Fat to Fight by Rex Beach is available here as the complete text, split into 115 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Too Fat to Fight by Rex Beach. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50735.
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Too Fat to Fight
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This edition of Too Fat to Fight by Rex Beach carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50735, divided into 5 chapters and 115 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 Too Fat to Fight is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50735 and divided into 115 sections.
This page carries the whole of Too Fat to Fight by Rex Beach, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #50735, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 573 sentences across 5 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 Too Fat to Fight divided for reading?
Too Fat to Fight is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Too Fat to Fight as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 115 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 5 chapters.
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Every sentence of Too Fat to Fight 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 Too Fat to Fight
Common questions about reading Too Fat to Fight by Rex Beach on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Too Fat to Fight?
Yes. All 573 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50735 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Too Fat to Fight is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50735, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Too Fat to Fight take to read?
About 47 minutes of reading across 115 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Too Fat to Fight section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Too Fat to Fight
Words and structures a reader meets early in Too Fat to Fight, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Plattsburg
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Too Fat to Fight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Norman
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Too Fat to Fight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dalrymple
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Too Fat to Fight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ticket-agent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Too Fat to Fight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.