Crossing the Plains, Days of '57
Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 by Wm. Audley (William Audley), -1921 Maxwell is available here as the complete text, split into 210 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method by Wm. Audley (William Audley), -1921 Maxwell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26858.
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Crossing the Plains, Days of '57
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Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Yes. All 1047 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26858 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #26858, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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Vocabulary met early in Crossing the Plains, Days of '57
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- Fording
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- Platte
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- Consumed
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- Entire
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