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The Crossing

by Winston Churchill

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18 hr estimatedB1–B2 Linden levelRead now availability51 chapters
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About this book

The Crossing is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Winston Churchill. Catalog subjects include Historical fiction; Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction; Louisiana -- Fiction. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

The Crossing is calibrated from 41,608 sampled words across 51 chapters: sentences average 13.2 words, 13% exceed 24 words and 3.7% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Mostly compact sentences averaging 13.2 words in the sampled text

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

3.7% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.85 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

Reading rhythm

Long-form project

Many short stopping points support flexible sessions. About 36 calm 30-minute sessions.

Suggested approach

Read with momentum

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Begin with chapter one

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Table of contents

51 chapters

  1. 01CHAPTER I9 min
  2. 02CHAPTER II12 min
  3. 03CHAPTER III20 min
  4. 04CHAPTER IV20 min
  5. 05CHAPTER V17 min
  6. 06CHAPTER VI19 min
  7. 07CHAPTER VII22 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VIII25 min
  9. 09CHAPTER IX25 min
  10. 10CHAPTER X29 min
  11. 11CHAPTER XI11 min
  12. 12CHAPTER XII16 min
  13. 13CHAPTER XIII22 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XIV13 min
  15. 15CHAPTER XV22 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XVI21 min
  17. 17CHAPTER XVII12 min
  18. 18CHAPTER XVIII26 min
  19. 19CHAPTER XIX23 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XX14 min
  21. 21CHAPTER I — Section 2120 min
  22. 22CHAPTER II — Section 2216 min
  23. 23CHAPTER III — Section 2318 min
  24. 24CHAPTER IV — Section 246 min
  25. 25CHAPTER V — Section 2519 min
  26. 26CHAPTER VI — Section 2622 min
  27. 27CHAPTER VII — Section 2718 min
  28. 28CHAPTER VIII — Section 2817 min
  29. 29CHAPTER IX — Section 2924 min
  30. 30CHAPTER X — Section 3019 min
  31. 31CHAPTER XI — Section 3123 min
  32. 32CHAPTER XII — Section 3222 min
  33. 33CHAPTER XIII — Section 3316 min
  34. 34CHAPTER XIV — Section 3429 min
  35. 35CHAPTER I — Section 3511 min
  36. 36CHAPTER II — Section 3619 min
  37. 37CHAPTER III — Section 3716 min
  38. 38CHAPTER IV — Section 3813 min
  39. 39CHAPTER V — Section 3915 min
  40. 40CHAPTER VI — Section 4016 min
  41. 41CHAPTER VII — Section 4126 min
  42. 42CHAPTER VIII — Section 4220 min
  43. 43CHAPTER IX — Section 4317 min
  44. 44CHAPTER X — Section 4420 min
  45. 45CHAPTER XI — Section 4511 min
  46. 46CHAPTER XII — Section 4616 min
  47. 47CHAPTER XIII — Section 4716 min
  48. 48CHAPTER XIV — Section 4823 min
  49. 49CHAPTER XV — Section 4911 min
  50. 50AFTERWORD4 min
  51. 51Transcriber Notes3 min
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