Weatherby's Inning
Weatherby's Inning by Ralph Henry Barbour is available here as the complete text, split into 725 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Weatherby's Inning: A Story of College Life and Baseball by Ralph Henry Barbour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45142.
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This edition of Weatherby's Inning by Ralph Henry Barbour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45142, divided into 24 chapters and 725 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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Weatherby's Inning is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Weatherby's Inning as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 725 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 24 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Weatherby's Inning?
Yes. All 3625 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45142 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Weatherby's Inning is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45142, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Weatherby's Inning take to read?
About 302 minutes of reading across 725 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Weatherby's Inning
Words and structures a reader meets early in Weatherby's Inning, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Coward
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Weatherby's Inning; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- University
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Weatherby's Inning; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Baseball
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Weatherby's Inning; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Report
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Weatherby's Inning; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.