The Sundering Flood
The Sundering Flood by William Morris is available here as the complete text, split into 566 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Sundering Flood by William Morris. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25547.
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The Sundering Flood
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Of Wethermel and the Child Osberne
- Chapter III Wolves Harry the Flock
- Chapter IV Osberne Slays the Wolves
- Chapter V Of a Newcomer, and His Gift to Osberne
- Chapter VI The Bight of the Cloven Knoll
- Chapter VII Osberne and Elfhild Hold Converse Together
- Chapter VIII Of a Guest Called Waywearer
- Chapter IX The Gifts of Steelhead
- Chapter X Hardcastle Would Seize Wethermel
- Chapter XI The Slaying of Hardcastle
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII Warriors from Eastcheaping Ride into the Dale
- Chapter XIV Osberne Takes Leave of Elfhild
- Chapter XV A Skirmish with the Baron of Deepdale in the Marshes
- Chapter XVI They Bring the Baron into Eastcheaping
- Chapter XVII The Baron of Deepdale Makes Peace
- Chapter XVIII Osberne and His Men Return to Wethermel
- Chapter XIX They Meet Through Autumn and Winter
- Chapter XX Osberne Seeks Tidings of Elfhild
- Chapter XXI Osberne Sorrows for the Loss of Elfhild
- Chapter XXII The Staves which Osberne Taught to the Dalesmen
- Chapter XXIII Osberne Parts from Stephen the Eater
- Chapter XXIV Osberne Rides with Sir Godrick
- Chapter XXV They Joust with the Knight of the Fish
- Chapter XXVI They Come to the Edge of the Wood Masterless
- Chapter XXVII The Red Lad Scatters the Host of the Barons
- Chapter XXVIII The Battle in the Square
- Chapter XXIX Sir Godrick Is Chosen Burgreve of the City
- Chapter XXX The Red Lad Speaks Privily with Sir Godrick
- Chapter XXXI The Meeting of Osberne and Elfhild
- Chapter XXXII Strangers Come to Wethermel
- Chapter XXXIII The Blue Knight Buys the Maiden of the Chapman
- Chapter XXXIV They Come to Brookside
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI The Blue Knight Gathers Men and Departs from Brookside
- Chapter XXXVII They Fall in with Three Chapmen
- Chapter XXXVIII The Carline Endeth Her Tale
- Chapter XXXIX The Lip of the Sundering Flood
- Chapter XL A Friend at Need
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Project Gutenberg eBook #25547, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 235 minutes of reading across 566 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Sundering Flood
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- Country
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- Sundering
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- Flood
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- Mighty
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