Maid of the Mist
Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham is available here as the complete text, split into 1189 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37954.
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Maid of the Mist
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This edition of Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37954, divided into 5 chapters and 1189 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The complete text of Maid of the Mist is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37954 and divided into 1189 sections.
This page carries the whole of Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37954, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5943 sentences across 5 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
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Maid of the Mist is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Maid of the Mist as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1189 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 5 chapters.
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Every sentence of Maid of the Mist can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
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Is this the complete text of Maid of the Mist?
Yes. All 5943 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37954 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Maid of the Mist is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37954, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Maid of the Mist take to read?
About 495 minutes of reading across 1189 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Maid of the Mist
Words and structures a reader meets early in Maid of the Mist, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sight
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Maid of the Mist; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Where
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Maid of the Mist; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chase
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- Leading
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