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When the World Shook

When the World Shook by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1249 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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When the World Shook Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1368.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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When the World Shook

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Project Gutenberg eBook #1368, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Bickley: A word that appears in the opening chapter of When the World Shook; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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When the World Shook

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