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The Cross and the Hammer

The Cross and the Hammer by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones is available here as the complete text, split into 0 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones27 chapters

The Cross and the Hammer: A Tale of the Days of the Vikings by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #67528.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

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The Cross and the Hammer

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  1. Chapter I 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter

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