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The Earth Trembled

The Earth Trembled by Edward Payson Roe is available here as the complete text, split into 1559 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Earth Trembled by Edward Payson Roe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6719.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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This edition of The Earth Trembled by Edward Payson Roe carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6719, divided into 40 chapters and 1559 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The Earth Trembled is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Earth Trembled as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1559 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 40 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Is this the complete text of The Earth Trembled?

Yes. All 7794 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6719 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #6719, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Earth Trembled take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1559 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Exaggerated: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Earth Trembled; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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