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Cedric, the Forester

Cedric, the Forester by Bernard Gay Marshall is available here as the complete text, split into 564 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Cedric, the Forester by Bernard Gay Marshall. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37102.

13 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 13 chapters

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Cedric, the Forester

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  1. Chapter I The Siege of Castle Mountjoy 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Tapping on the Dungeon Wall 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Cedric the Forester 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Champion of Mountjoy 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Festival of the Archers 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Wolf’s Head Glen 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Outlaws of Blackpool 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII “The Fortress of the Monkslayer” 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Churl and Overlord 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Pass of the Eagles 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI By Kimberley Moat 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Iron Collar 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII On the Road to Runnymede 56 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #37102, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Cedric, the Forester take to read?

About 234 minutes of reading across 564 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Cedric, the Forester

Words and structures a reader meets early in Cedric, the Forester, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Blithe
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cedric, the Forester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Spring
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Morning
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Messenger
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