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The Roots of the Mountains Wherein Is Told

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The Roots of the Mountains Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale, Their Friends, Their Neighbours, Their Foemen, and Their Fellows in Arms by William Morris. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6050.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Project Gutenberg eBook #6050, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 390 minutes of reading across 937 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Amidst: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Roots of the Mountains Wherein Is Told; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mountains: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Roots of the Mountains Wherein Is Told; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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