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When Wilderness Was King A Tale of

When Wilderness Was King A Tale of by Randall Parrish is available here as the complete text, split into 849 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country by Randall Parrish. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17890.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 36 chapters

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When Wilderness Was King A Tale of

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

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Project Gutenberg eBook #17890, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 353 minutes of reading across 849 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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