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When shadows die

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40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 40 chapters

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When shadows die

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  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Startling News 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The News 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Earl Is Startled 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Strange Meeting 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Loss of the “Kitty” 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Captain of the “Argente” 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Who He Was 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Old Skipper’s Despair 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV On Board the Prize 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Terrible Revelation 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Bitterness of Death 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Country Visitors 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII New Hope 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Too Great a Burden 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Father and Daughter 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Luigi Saviola 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII A Mad Act 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV After the Marriage 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Awakening 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII How It Happened 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Father and Daughter 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Dawn of a Brighter Day 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI New Life 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII A Clouded Honeymoon 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII A Startling Encounter 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV The Other Side 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Husband and Wife 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Love Stronger Than Fate 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Winding Up 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Revelations 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX The Meeting of Old Friends 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL A Double Wedding at All Faith 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

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