The Masques of Ottawa
The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle is available here as the complete text, split into 956 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #20961.
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The Masques of Ottawa
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This edition of The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #20961, divided into 12 chapters and 956 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 Masques of Ottawa is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #20961 and divided into 956 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #20961, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4778 sentences across 12 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 Masques of Ottawa divided for reading?
The Masques of Ottawa is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Masques of Ottawa as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 956 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 12 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 Masques of Ottawa 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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Common questions about reading The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Masques of Ottawa?
Yes. All 4778 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20961 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Masques of Ottawa is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #20961, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Masques of Ottawa take to read?
About 398 minutes of reading across 956 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Masques of Ottawa section by section
How to work through The Masques of Ottawa section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Masques of Ottawa
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Masques of Ottawa, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Domino
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Masques of Ottawa; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pseudonym
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- Augustus
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- Bridle
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