The Bluff of the Hawk
The Bluff of the Hawk by Anthony Gilmore is available here as the complete text, split into 178 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Bluff of the Hawk by Anthony Gilmore. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29298.
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The Bluff of the Hawk
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This edition of The Bluff of the Hawk by Anthony Gilmore carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29298, divided into 2 chapters and 178 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of The Bluff of the Hawk is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #29298 and divided into 178 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Bluff of the Hawk by Anthony Gilmore, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #29298, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 889 sentences across 2 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.
How is The Bluff of the Hawk divided for reading?
The Bluff of the Hawk is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Bluff of the Hawk as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 178 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 2 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of The Bluff of the Hawk 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 The Bluff of the Hawk?
Yes. All 889 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29298 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Bluff of the Hawk is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29298, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Bluff of the Hawk take to read?
About 74 minutes of reading across 178 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Bluff of the Hawk
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Bluff of the Hawk, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Etext
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- Produced
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- Astounding
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- Stories
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