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Author
H. G. Wells
Level
B2
Chapters
27
Length
~61k words
Reading time
~5 h
Translation
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The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells · B2
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cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

дорожить, лелеять

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Она дорожит памятью о своей бабушке.

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Why The War of the Worlds is a great book to read in English

Cylinders fall on the quiet towns outside London, and what climbs out ends the nineteenth century's confidence overnight. Wells's 1898 invasion novel is reported in calm, precise, journalistic English — which only makes the heat-ray more terrifying.

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