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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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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Earth Trembled

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0 of 1541 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 24 readings five lines each Open chapter

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.

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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 sections are gathered into 40 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Earth Trembled can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

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Common questions about reading The Earth Trembled by Edward Payson Roe on this page, its source edition and its audio.

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.

Which edition of The Earth Trembled is used?

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.

How to read The Earth Trembled section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Earth Trembled

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Earth Trembled, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Exaggerated
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Reports
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Magnificent
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Confederate
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